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Alice, they will do a baseline cardio test prior to chemo and will monitor you with tests about every 3 months while in treatment. Actually, we are watched pretty carefully the whole time.
Of course you have anxiety. We have all been there and have come out on the other side. You will too.
I will add that I got more than one opinion about what treatment to persue. It turns out that they were all different BUT each discussion gave me more clarity and contributed to my decision to have chemo. When I said earlier that I was not given options I meant to say that once I decided to do chemo, I was not given options about the drugs
Keep the faith.
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Bonnie
Post menopause
May 2007 Core biopsy, Rt breast
ER+, Pr-, HER2 +++, Grade 3
Ki-67: 90%
"suspicious area" left breast
Bilateral mastectomy, (NED on left) May 2007
Sentinel Node Neg
Stage 1, DCIS with microinvasion, 3 mm, mostly removed during the biopsy....
Femara (discontinued 7/07) Resumed 10/07
OncoType score 36 (July 07)
Began THC 7/26/07 (d/c taxol and carboplatin 10/07)
Began Herceptin alone 10/07
Finished Herceptin July /08
D/C Femara 4/10 (joint pain/trigger thumb!)
5/10 mistakenly dx with lung cancer. Middle rt lobe removed!
Aromasin started 5/10
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