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Moni,
My oncologist performs the echo-cardiogram every 3 months to test my heart. If the LVEF goes below 50 Herceptin will be stopped until the number comes up again. As for low blood counts -- during my chemo my red and white blood cells dropped. For the red blood cell count I received a shot of Procrit every week and for the white blood cell count I received a shot of Nuelasta the day after chemo. I finished my chemo May 17th and now am doing Herceptin every week. My blood counts are finally where they should be. I will start my radiation on Monday. This is a great site and you and your sister should get a lot of moral support and also a wealth of information.
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Kate
Stage IIIC Diagnosed Oct 25, 2005 (age 58)
ER/PR-, HER2+++, grade 3, Ploidy/DNA index: Aneuploid/1.61, S-phase: 24.2%
Neoadjunct chemo: 4 A/C; 4 Taxatore
Bilateral mastectomy June 8, 2006
14 of 26 nodes positive
Herceptin June 22, 2006 - April 20, 2007
Radiation (X35) July 24-September 11, 2006
BRCA1/BRCA2 negative
Stage IV lung mets July 13, 2007 - TCH
Single brain met - August 6, 2007 -CyberKnife
Oct 2007 - clear brain MRI and lung mets shrinking.
March 2008 lung met progression, brain still clear - begin Tykerb/Xeloda/Ixempra
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