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Laurel · 06-12-2009, 06:27 PM

Hi Lisajean!

Welcome to our merry band of pranksters! Sorry you are joining, but now that you are here stay and have some fun with us!

When I was doing my chemo, ACTH dose dense, I would have chest tightness and shortness of breath. As time went on the shortness of breath became worse. This was due to my anemia, and of course those are very strong drugs that your body is being subjected to. After completion of the AC and T with Herceptin alone, my counts have climbed, not back to normal, but less anemic and my stamina is quite good. I am jogging again! My heart is monitored every 2 months as my fraction dropped to 55, but has held.

I do recall that I developed severe esphagitis and took Protonix until I learned that Probiotic supplements worked better.

I have 2 more treatments of Herceptin and I am finished! You'll get there too! Hang in there!

06-12-2009, 06:27 PM	#12
Laurel Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Hershey, PA. Live The Sweet Life! Posts: 2,005	Hi Lisajean! Welcome to our merry band of pranksters! Sorry you are joining, but now that you are here stay and have some fun with us! When I was doing my chemo, ACTH dose dense, I would have chest tightness and shortness of breath. As time went on the shortness of breath became worse. This was due to my anemia, and of course those are very strong drugs that your body is being subjected to. After completion of the AC and T with Herceptin alone, my counts have climbed, not back to normal, but less anemic and my stamina is quite good. I am jogging again! My heart is monitored every 2 months as my fraction dropped to 55, but has held. I do recall that I developed severe esphagitis and took Protonix until I learned that Probiotic supplements worked better. I have 2 more treatments of Herceptin and I am finished! You'll get there too! Hang in there! __________________ Smile On! Laurel Dx'd w/multifocal DCIS/IDS 3/08 7mm invasive component Partial mast. 5/08 Stage 1b, ER 80%, PR 90%, HER-2 6.9 on FISH 0/5 nodes 4 AC, 4 TH finished 9/08 Herceptin every 3 weeks. Finished 7/09 Tamoxifen 10/08. Switched to Femara 8/09 Bilat SPM w/reconstruction 10/08 Clinical Trial w/Clondronate 12/08 Stopped Clondronate--too hard on my gizzard! Switched back to Tamoxifen due to tendon pain from Femara 15 Years NED I think I just might hang around awhile....