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Old 12-22-2009, 08:07 AM   #9
Westcoastgirl
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Join Date: Feb 2009
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Re: Rashes and Recurrence??

Dear Adrien and Tonya,
Thank you for responding and yes, I am very interested in what your rash was like. Tonya, please, what was your rash like...itchy, bumpy, red? Three months after radiation, golly. What is hyperthermia rads? I have not changed anything in the way of lotions, soaps, etc. I have also tried antihistamines and yet each day the rash is there. I have been wearing lots of clothes and come to think of it this started in a really cold snap, has warmed up again. The onc wants to wait and see it next time, which is now two weeks away.....sigh. I am wondering if it is a reaction to Femara??
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12/17/08 biopsy after two 6 mos mammo recalls
12/30/08 diagnosed high grade IDC & DCIS
ER/PR +, Her2 (+++) post menopausal/age 57
1/15/09 double mastectomy/skin sparing; no evidence of vascular/lymphatic invasion, 8neg/8 nodes (tumor 8.0mm)
2/16/09 given portacath/removed 4/30/10
2/18/09 "surprise" 2.0mm tumor/positive borders~
completed 28 rads 10/09.
2/23/09 until 4/19/10~treatments every 3wks (4 Cytoxan + Adriamycin, 4 Taxol + Herceptin, 13 Herceptin alone)
8/09 osteoporosis diagnosis/Zometa 3 yrs of 1x/6 months
Chemo side effects; Deafness, kidney function loss
11/09 began Aromatase Inhibitor (Femara)/Feb2014, stopped Femara early/after 3 mos began Tamoxifen for 8 mos to complete 5 years
11/10 Reconstruction, directly to silicone implants
12/11 nipples by skin graft/Right breast size reduced

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ere are troubles of more than one kind

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But I've bought a big bat. I'm all ready you see.
Now my troubles are going to have trouble with me!
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