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Cal-Gal · 10-26-2009, 01:29 PM

Thanks Lee for letting me about Collen's issues with her Port-since I have 32 weekly (who's counting?)Herceptin treatments left the Port is the logical answer--but I am not up for all this stuff that is going along with it--almost prefer going back to the veins.............

Thank you Sheila for taking the time to contact your brother about this--sounds like that was it--and thank you for the link--now I can check up on the side effects of Activase--I have been eating like I am on steriods and depressed--neither of which I was prior to this all happening on Friday--

Going to google it now!!!!

Thanks again to both of YOU!!!!

10-26-2009, 01:29 PM	#16
Cal-Gal Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 309	Re: Problems with my Port--any one else had this experience? Thanks Lee for letting me about Collen's issues with her Port-since I have 32 weekly (who's counting?)Herceptin treatments left the Port is the logical answer--but I am not up for all this stuff that is going along with it--almost prefer going back to the veins............. Thank you Sheila for taking the time to contact your brother about this--sounds like that was it--and thank you for the link--now I can check up on the side effects of Activase--I have been eating like I am on steriods and depressed--neither of which I was prior to this all happening on Friday-- Going to google it now!!!! Thanks again to both of YOU!!!! __________________ DX: 11/08 Age: 53 Surgery: 1/09 Bilat Mastectomy, no reconstruction ILC-4 tumors-1.7 cm,1.5 cm (2).8 cm DCIS-11 cm All tumors Grade 3 All tumors ER-0%/PR-0% All tumors HER2+ IHC-all tumors Overexpression/borderline FISH 2 tumors Her2-Negative FISH 2 tumors Her2+ Equivocal Stage I, 0/1 nodes LVI-Indeterminate(treated as positive) SPR Score 8/9 Ki-67 20% BRCA genetic test 1/2=negative Chemo: 6 rounds TAC Feb-June 2009 w/Neulasta Herceptin: 6/12/09-6/4/10 52weeks HNPCC genetic test: negative Port Placement-9/23/09 Port Removal 6/25/10 Echo's every 3 months-All normal 2/09 Staging PET/CT showed 0.2 micronodule upper R lobe-lung-Onc does not think this is mets-- 6/5/09 AND 10/09 CT scan 0.2 micronodule unchanged 1/10-PET/CT-uptake in nasopharynx- 1/10-MRI All normal 6/10-Bone Scan-clear 12/10-PET/CT-All Clear-NED 12/11-PET-All Clear-NED 12/12-PET-All Clear-NED 12/13-CT w/contrast Head, Torso-All Clear 12/14-CT w/contrast Head-All Clear 2/15-Core needle biopsy-R scar line