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Old 09-08-2011, 03:07 PM   #4
tricia keegan
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Re: Any Arm Port Info?

I too had a Bard chest pot port that stuck out because I'm quite thin, but was glad of it as my veins were so damaged during three cycles of a/c without it! (and still are six years later!)
I was so glad of it to finish my tx and emla cream ensured it never hurt
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Dx July '05 IDC 1.9cm Triple positive 3/9 nodes positive
A/C X 4 ..Taxol/Herceptin x 12 wks then herceptin 1 yr
Rads x 36 ..oophorectomy August '06
Currently taking Arimidex..
June 2011 osteopenia/ zometa x1 yearly- stopped Zometa 2015 as Dexa show normal bone density.
Stopped Arimidex July 2014- Restarted Arimidex 2015 for a further two years on the advice of my Onc.
2014 Normal Dexa scan
2018 Mammo all clear, still NED!
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