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Re: hair questions
Your hair will definitely start growing, and by August, you'll probably have the equivalent of a stylish buzz cut. (I love mine, and I'm keeping it short.)
SmartLash did seem to work for me--faster and thicker growth than I'd have expected otherwise--but I've stopped using it because after the lashes came back, I didn't have the same incentive to be religious about the application.
I have a subscription for it at DermStore that is currently on hold, but I was slow about stopping the deliveries and each tube lasts much longer than claimed, so I have some unopened packages to spare. If you PM your address, I can stick a tube into the mail to you on Tuesday, and you can give it a whirl before deciding whether it's worth buying. (And if you do decide to continue to use it, I have a link that will allow you to get it at the discounted price.) You can also use it on your eyebrows. (I didn't need it there, because I splurged on eyebrow tats before chemo.)
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2/6/09 Core needle biopsy: negative; Mammos through 2010: no change
3/30/11 Pea-sized lump in left breast at site of prior biopsy; mammo negative, sonogram not so much
4/14/11 Core needle biopsy: negative for cancer
5/18/11 Excisional biopsy 1.2 cm tumor, LVI, positive margin; ER+60%,PR+20%,HER2/CEP17 5
6/15/11 BMX: Left DCIS & LH; Right ADH; SNB: 2/3 nodes: 1.4 cm and 1 mm; ALND L1&2: 0/10; Stage IIa, Grade 3
7/14/11 CT/Bone scans NED; MUGA 66%
7/19/11 Biweekly dd AC w/Neulasta; done 8/30/11
9/13/11 Transfusion (Hemoglobin 8.6); MUGA 64%
9/20/11 Start Taxol + Herceptin; Taxol done 12/6/2011; continue Herceptin until 9/4/2012
12/27/11 Radiation - 6 weeks; 2/27/2012 - DONE! Yayyyy!
2/29/12 Start Tamoxifen 20 mg/day; continue until 2/28/17
5/16/12 Start five-years Metformin trial
6/19/12 MUGA 61%
8/21/12 Brain MRI NED (head still hurts, brain still fogged)
9/4/12 Herceptin done!
9/6/12 Port out!
7/11/13 Aricept 5mg for cognitive impairment; increased to 10mg as of 8/23/13; back to 5mg 12/2013
5/2014 Add Namenda 7mg
9/2014 Stop Aricept and Namenda; Neuropsychological evaluation
10/24/14 Start cognitive rehabilitation therapy
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