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Old 07-09-2014, 09:53 AM   #5
jaykay
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Re: Forward to Post-Chemo Diet Plan...need help...

Hi Lizz,

Just my 2 cents - I was so glad that I could taste again after chemo that I wasn't worried about what I ate or didn't eat. Tasting coffee again was nirvana!

While it is important to have a healthy, well-balanced diet, it is also important not to deprive yourself of anything that you like (i.e., chocolate chip cookies :-)). You have to do what you feel comfortable doing.

The only thing I really avoid is soy based - because of the estrogen factor. I eat mostly fish and chicken but like you, I like a good burger or steak on occasion.

Chemo is the most difficult part of this journey; it's nice to start planning your life again, isn't it?

Best
Janis
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March, 2000: 48, Post menopausal (5 yrs HRT) Left breast, IDC 3mm/DCIS 1.6cm, ER+/PR-/Her2+++, mod differentiated, MIB low, lumpectomy, node neg via SNB, rads=33 Stage 1a
June, 2000: Tamox 4.5 years,Femara for 5 years (end in Jan. 2010)
Sept, 2012: 61, Via mamm, ultrasound, biopsy, right breast, 2.3cm tumor, ER+/PR-/Her2+++, poorly diff, KI67 60-70%
BRCA 1 and 2 negative
October, 2012: Bi Mast with tissue expanders, port placement
Final Path: IDC 2.8cm, DCIS, 1/4 sentinal nodes positive (@#$%). Stage IIB
Nov 29, 2012: Begin TCH/6x/every 3 wks, H for 1 year/every 3 weeks.
March 14, 2013: Finished chemo
April 9, 2013: Begin radiation 28x
May 22, 2013: Finished rads
June 1st, 2013: Started Aromasin for 5 yrs.
July 15, 2013: Switched to Letrozole (Femara). Probably for the rest of my life
October 16, 2013: Exchange surgery
October 31, 2013: Finished Herceptin
December 5, 2013: Port removed
Glad this year is over!
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