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Becky · 03-01-2012, 06:16 AM

A very good customer of mine just had double bypass. She was very lucky. The blockages were definitely caused by left side radiation from bc 11 years ago. She is in perfect shape otherwise. For her, it was the "widow" maker artery. She had had a colonostemy and the doctor said she should get her heart checked out as there were a couple of odd readings while she was under. She had to have the surgery and as an emergency too.

03-01-2012, 06:16 AM	#2
Becky Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Stockton, NJ Posts: 4,179	Re: anyone had heart problems due to radiation? A very good customer of mine just had double bypass. She was very lucky. The blockages were definitely caused by left side radiation from bc 11 years ago. She is in perfect shape otherwise. For her, it was the "widow" maker artery. She had had a colonostemy and the doctor said she should get her heart checked out as there were a couple of odd readings while she was under. She had to have the surgery and as an emergency too. __________________ Kind regards Becky Found lump via BSE Diagnosed 8/04 at age 45 1.9cm tumor, ER+PR-, Her2 3+(rt side) 2 micromets to sentinel node Stage 2A left 3mm DCIS - low grade ER+PR+Her2 neg lumpectomies 9/7/04 4DD AC followed by 4 DD taxol Used Leukine instead of Neulasta 35 rads on right side only 4/05 started Tamoxifen Started Herceptin 4 months after last Taxol due to trial results and 2005 ASCO meeting & recommendations Oophorectomy 8/05 Started Arimidex 9/05 Finished Herceptin (16 months) 9/06 Arimidex Only Prolia every 6 months for osteopenia NED 18 years! Said Christopher Robin to Pooh: "You must remember this: You're braver than you believe and stronger than you seem and smarter than you think"