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Bellaokc · 10-22-2014, 08:38 PM

Thank you for your responses ladies :-) I am happy to report that today (day 7) I felt MUCH better. I couldn't believe it! The Neurontin worked on the pain and I was neither foggy-brained nor lethargic.

Steph, I had originally not wanted to have any lymph nodes removed, but the surgeon thought I would regret it later, since my cancer had been growing so aggressively. I didn't realize that nerve damage would result from the surgery.

I have read that people usually have to increase their dosage after a while. So we will see if that is the case with me. After so many months of SOMETHING hurting, brain not working, feeling exhausted, etc...one good day is like a diamond. I am hoping that things are on the upswing now.

10-22-2014, 08:38 PM	#4
Bellaokc Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 51	Re: I'm a zombie...thanks Neurontin aka Gabapentin Thank you for your responses ladies :-) I am happy to report that today (day 7) I felt MUCH better. I couldn't believe it! The Neurontin worked on the pain and I was neither foggy-brained nor lethargic. Steph, I had originally not wanted to have any lymph nodes removed, but the surgeon thought I would regret it later, since my cancer had been growing so aggressively. I didn't realize that nerve damage would result from the surgery. I have read that people usually have to increase their dosage after a while. So we will see if that is the case with me. After so many months of SOMETHING hurting, brain not working, feeling exhausted, etc...one good day is like a diamond. I am hoping that things are on the upswing now. __________________ Norma, June 7, 2013: Age 43, mother of 2, had just celebrated 16th wedding anniversary June 6th Dx Invasive Ductal Carcinoma: ER-, PR-, HER2+++, Stage IIb, 5 cm. tumor, grade 3 Benign lymph nodes. June 26, 2013: Begin 4 Rounds of AC Sept 19, 2013: Begin 12 weekly treatments of Taxol/Herceptin Oct 22, 2013: Skipped a treatment because of a trip to the ER. Turned out to be a blood clot in the inferior vena cava….Started Coumadin (aka Warfarin) Dec 12, 2013: Last treatment of TH Dec 20, 2013: CAT scan and nuclear bone scans show NED. Yay! Chemo worked! Jan 24, 2014: Bilateral mx w/expanders inserted; 10 Lymph Nodes removed on left side;Pathology report shows no trace of tumor was left after the chemo. More proof that the chemo worked! Jan 30, 2014: Emergency surgery due to hematoma on the right side. Had a filter inserted to deal with blood clot that had developed in October. Feb 2014: Begin Herceptin only treatments Aug 29, 2014 Expanders OUT and implants IN Sept 4, 2014 Last Herceptin treatment YAY!! Oct 8, 2014 Port Removed Dec 5, 2014 Nipple Reconstruction Current Meds: Daily - 150 mg Effexor; 50 mg Tramadol for aches and pains caused by treatments Occasional - 30mg Temazepam (Restoril) for insomnia ; 300mg Neurontin for nerve pain in left arm; 1 mg Lorazepam (Ativan) for anxiety;