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Old 03-08-2008, 02:46 PM   #15
harrie
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Thank you Nitewind (btw, what a NICe name you picked)....
Anyways, I wish I could tell everyone, that prior to chemo I DREADED the idea of losing my hair, like most everyone else I am sure. BUT, amazing how good things always seem to work out I discovered:
1. I don't look all that horrible is really short hair
2. I NEVER use to have variety in my hair styles. It would be the same for yrs and that included high maintenence of flat ironing daily, chemically straightening every 10 months or so, haircuts ever 6 wks, highlights every 6 months....
3. After I lost my hair I had that wig that you see which looked identical to my hair but lower maintenence, nice scarfs, caps with short wigs attached to the back of the caps (cute!!)
4. when my hair started coming back, I like it at least as well if not better then my original hair and it is so low maintenece it is ubelievable...
I would have never guess in a million yrs that losing my hair from chemo could work out so well.

AND...aside from hair, I would have never guess in a million yrs that the chemo itself would be so manageable.

Harrie
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*** MARYANNE *** aka HARRIECANARIE

1993: right side DCIS, lumpectomy, rads
1999: left side DCIS, lumpectomy, rads, tamoxifen

2006:
BRCA 2 positive
Stage I, invasive DCIS (6mm x 5mm)
Grade: intermediate
sentinal node biopsy: neg
HER2/neu amplified 4.7
ER+/PR+
TOPO II neg
Oncotype dx 20
Bilat mastectomy with DIEP flap reconstruction
oophorectomy

2007:
6 cycles TCH (taxotere, carboplatin, herceptin)
finished 1 yr herceptin 05/07
Arimidex, stopped after almost 1 yr
Femara
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