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Re: Alcohol intake
So glad you posted this - I wonder the same thing since I love my cocktails once in awhile. I stopped drinking when I got diagnosed and now that I am done with chemo and on Herceptin alone I have started having wine or a martini here and there. I just met with a nutritionist and here is what was in the pamphlet she gave me:
The risk of breast cancer increases with just a few drinks per week. Women at high risk may consider not consuming alcohol at all.
I have drastically changed my life for this breast cancer but it is not robbing me of things I enjoy in life. Glass of wine please! 
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11/17/10 - Diagnosed with 4.5cm tumor in right breast, IDC, Stage 2, Nuclear grade 2, ER+ PR+ HER2+
12/13/10 - Lymph node biopsy - negative
12/28/10 - Started neo-adjuvant treatment along with clinical trial with 4 rounds of AC chemo every 3 weeks
3/15/11 - Began weekly Taxol/Herceptin infusions along with 750mg of Tykerb taken by mouth daily
6/28/11 - Finished last cycle of Taxol
7/27/11 - Breast MRI shows tumor has dissolved, remarkable reaction to chemo
8/31/11 - Lumpectomy, Sentinel Node biopsy. Node negative, clear margins, 7mm of cancer left over from chemo.
10/05/11 - Started radiation, 5 days a week for 7 weeks.
11/8/11 - Finished radiation
3/21/12 - Last Herceptin!
3/26/12 - Port removed!
Tamoxifen for 5 years
8/4/15 - Hysterectomy & bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy. Due to large fibroids. No cancer!
8/8/15 - Started Arimidex
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