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Old 02-05-2012, 10:50 AM   #5
Deb33
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Re: On Radiation

I just finished my radiation a month ago. I was told that I would blister and have a tough time because of all the chemo I had taken. An Acupuncturist recommended a burn sauve that really saved my skin and I came through really well. It is called Springwind Burn Sauve and is approved by radiation oncologists. It is thick and brown and smells like herbs but works. You can order it online. I couldn't tolerate any of the other aloes or lotions.
Good Luck - you will do fine and this too shall pass.
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11/19/10 Identified swollen lymph node
1/24/11 Mammogram showed microcalcifications - no mass
2/4/11 Diagnosed ER/PR- HER2+++
2/23/11 Began TCH protocol every 21 days 6x
5/23/11 Ultrasound of originally diseased lymph node shows normal
7/25/11 Lymph node dissection - 8 of 14 show disease
7/29/11 Double mastectomy with reconstruction (expanders)
8/29/11 Begin follow up chemo - Adriamycin 4 treatments every 2 weeks and Xeloda. Self inject Nupogen shots
1/6/12 6 weeks of Radiation finished
2/13/12 Last Herceptin/remove port
3/27/12 PET/Brain Scan NED :)
8/15/12 Final reconstruction - hello nipples, good bye expanders
9/14/12 Rejected implant/infection. Implant removed
5/6/13 Latissumis Dorsi surgery left side with expander

PS - my photo was taken 5 days after my double mastectomy surgery and 6 weeks after my TCH was completed
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