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Re: cataracts
Elaine, Pam, and Montana,
Thank you for replying. It helps to get some feedback from those who have been there. I have been looking up my chemo drugs; cytoxan, adriamycin, and taxol and have not found cateracts in the listed side effects. However, I thought that I remembered that they can cause them from some source. Decadron does list them and I had that IV with my premed cocktail over about a five month period when I was getting the A/C and Taxol. Since I finished the 12 weeks of Taxol plus the Herceptin and Tykerb, I have not had any more. I did not take any during my radiation either. Well, from what I understand this surgery is not bad and the recovery time is very quick. I am just ready to get finished with it.
Take care, and thanks again.
Sandra
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Diagnosed: 7/25/08 ~ age 63, no family history
Surgery: 8/14/08 Bilateral mastectomy; tumor left breast, node dissection; right prophylactic with expanders: 1/12/10 latisimuss dorsi flap on left side: 9/22/10 implants in
Pathology Report: ER/PR-; HER2+ (3+); Grade 3, StageIII; 3cm tumor plus 21/21 lymph nodes positive; 5cm DCIS
Chemo: A/C; Taxol/Herceptin/Tykerb; phase II study at Mayo adding Tykerb for early stage
Radiation: 25 rads
Vaccine: Walter Reed GP2/AE37 vaccine study ~ last booster 9/17/2012
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