Sleep Cycles Disrupted - Chemo
This article about sleep rhythms being disrupted by chemo is interesting. I wish the doctors would tell us these things in advance.
The link also has links to other great articles about breast cancer & cancer in general. There are links about aromatase inhibitors & tamoxifen. The one about long term Tamoxifen use I found helpful.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0901082355.htm
Has anyone found something that seems to help restore sleep post chemo and herceptin?
Thanks,
Dianne
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Three years and 5 months NED
Dx: Aug 2008 right breast IDC with 50% of tumor DCIS, Stage II or IIA, tumor size: 2.1 cm
Grade 3
8/9 Richardson/Bloom test
ER+ weakly positive
Alred Score: 4 (suggesting I would strongly benefit from hormone therapy)
PR-,
HER2 positive +++
No vascular invasion
No lymph nodes involved
Surgery: Sept. 9, 2008 -Modified radical mastectomy, right breast. I chose to have a simple mastectomy on the left. Began Taxotere/Carboplatin/Herceptin November, 2008. Finished T/C March 2009. Finished #16 Herceptin Sept. 09. AI's and Tamoxifen made me sick. Began natural Tamoxifen which is Quercetin, I3C and a combo of other supplements. I am also a DES Daughter. There is now a link between DES exposure in utero and breast cancer!
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