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more transition for me
My muscles haven't improved and I can no longer transfer myself from chair to bed,etc. My family was helping as able, but it was too hard. I considered hiring an aide for 24 hours. I finally decided to move to an assisted living. I call when I need help to bathroom etc. They help me dress, shower. I have lunch & dinner in the dining room. It's overall a good place, but certainly not like home.
I don't know if I'll regain muscle strength to go home. There's no therapy here, just a seated exercise class each day which I will attend.
I am at least 20+ years younger than my other acquaintances here and I'm so out of my peer group and already feeling mentally and socially starved. I have nice little one bedroom apartment. I can read and watch TV, but I also need to take up a hobby or two.
Meanwhile, we all continue in this struggle to hang on to this wonderful life. Blessings to you all.
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Pam
6/01 IBC er+ her2+stage IIIb; mastecomy
7/01 AC, taxol; radiation
2/02 tamoxifen
9/02 stage IV bone mets femara
1/03 taxotere/herceptin/aredia
6/03 herceptin, aredia & faslodex
1/04 navelbine, herceptin, aredia
2/05 herceptin/aredia
7/05 xeloda/herceptin/aredia
3/07 xeloda/tykerb/aredia
5/08 taxol/avastin/aredia
2/09 gemzar/herceptin/zometa
7/09 Taxol/Carbo/Herceptin, zometa
10/09 navelbine/herceptin & zometa
2/10 herceptin & tykerb & zometa
4/10 add xeloda &aromasin
10/10 dx with dermatomyiositis triggered by cancer
11/10 restart herceptin, tykerb, zometa
12/10 surgery-place rod in R femur to stabilize bone
1/11 radiation to R femur - 20 tx
2/11 2nd surgery - rod in Left femur
2/11 tx eribulen -- suspended dx brain mets
3/11 brain mets wbr 20 tx
4/11 halaven; discontine 8/11 not working
8/11 radiation to left femur 20 tx'
8-9/11 rad to lower spine
9/11 abraxane/herceptin/zometa
9/12 xeloda/herceptin/zometa
12/12 ablation of liver
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