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BonnieR · 06-19-2009, 08:15 AM

I wear a little bracelet on the affected arm. Similar to a medic alert but smaller. Says "no needles, no BP" and has a little breast cancer ribbon charm. It also serves to remind me to take care with this arm. Not that I always remember to!

ETA: I also need to remember to only use an electric razor under my arms....

06-19-2009, 08:15 AM	#13
BonnieR Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,210	I wear a little bracelet on the affected arm. Similar to a medic alert but smaller. Says "no needles, no BP" and has a little breast cancer ribbon charm. It also serves to remind me to take care with this arm. Not that I always remember to! ETA: I also need to remember to only use an electric razor under my arms.... __________________ 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 Last edited by BonnieR; 06-19-2009 at 11:01 AM..