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Old 03-01-2013, 03:08 PM   #17
NanaJoni
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Re: Not sure what to think of the info I got today

Leah - so glad your dr was reassuring today (and is kind enough to know you needed a hug). I have some scarring from radiation treatments on top of a lifetime of ashthma and bronchitis which also scars. So SOB is a chronic problem with me. I notice that, aside from Herceptin, you are finished with all the "big" treatments and may be experiencing (and I have heard of many others) the "end of treatment" anxiety. It's as if a safety net has been pulled out from under you. No more big guns to fight the cancer. And, believe me, that can lead to anxiety - I also had some minor tingling in hands and feet especially feet at night when doing long-term Herceptin. I started taking 100 mg of B6 every day and it really minimized the tingling. As always, ask before taking but 100 mg is a standard dose and shouldn't cause any problems if you go that way. Give yourself some time to relax and enjoy being done with chemo and radiation. Let your body and spirit heal as spring comes.
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3/01/10: found lump in rt.breast
3/12/10: mammogram/ultrasnd/biopsy-invasive bc & DCIS; 2 tumors (2cm er-/pr-/HER2-& 1.8 cm er-/pr-/HER2+); grade 3;poorly differentiated
3/24/10:sent.node biopsy clear
3/31/10:bi-lateral mx.;atypical ductal hyperplasia-lft side
4/21/10:wound revision-infection/scarring 4/28/10:seromas both sides
5/21/10:port installed,TCH chemo (6 x 3 wks); Herc,-1yr; 33 rad tx after chemo
07/2010: port not working-2nd port didnt'work;3rd port opposite side.
07/2010: 2 weeks after 3rd port surgery, threw 3 pulm. emboli-IVC filter installed; warfarin
08/2010: hospitalizations w/3 of chemos; decision to stop after 4th-on to radiation in Oct 2010;Herc cont.
12/03/2010 - finished 33 rads Hooray!! cont. Herc. every 3 wks
4/2011 - pneumonia ??? Nope-radiation pneumonitis. No more Herc.
5/2011 - NED!!! port out.
8/2011 - clean PET & CT scans.Still NED
7/2012 - Still NED/very blessed.
2/2013 - 6 mos checkup-all clear. CA2729 down frm 13 to 11.
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