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Re: TCH Revisited
Chemteach,
It has been 2 1/2 years since my last "TC"H infusion, and there is much that is a distant memory. The memory that I remember most is that horrid taste in my mouth. Maybe you are doing this already, but just in case you aren't, I found that if I rinsed my mouth with a solution of salt and baking soda, it seemed to help. I would mix 1 tsp. of each into a pint of water. I kept one container by the kitchen sink and one by my bathroom sink. Whenever that yucky taste came along, I would swish and gargle a few times and it would go away - for awhile. Halfway through my chemo I would do it a few times a day. By the last treatment I would have to do it once an hour. It helped me, hopefully it will help you!
Alice
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9/15/08 (age 52) - Mammo: calcifications
9/22/08 - Biopsy: DCIS, grade 3. ER,PR status: Pos. in 75-90% of tumor cells.
10/01/08 - Ob/Gyn appt.: found complex, mostly cystic mass on right ovary - 11cmx12cmx 8cm
10/15/08 - Hysterectomy & Oophorectomy, Lumpectomy: Cyst on uterus, not ovary - all was benign. Breast - 5 of 6 bad margins. 2 Sentinel Lymph nodes removed, both negative. Stage 0, Tis, N0
12/11/08 - Mastectomy & DIEP reconstruction: Surprise! 2 cm Invasive DC, grade 2 found. One benign internal mammary lymph node. Stage 1, T1c, N0, all clean margins. ER+ (Proportion Score = 2/5, Intensity Score = 2/3) and PR+(Proportion Score = 3/5, Intensity Score = 2/3)
HER2 score = 3+
1/09/09 - Oncotype DX: Recurrence S/core of 60 !?!?! ER status is NEG!! PR staus is NEG! HER2 score = 12.2 (still positive, greater than 11.5 is positive).
1/20/09 - Started chemo: TCH
5/26/09 - FINISHED CHEMO!
1/05/10 - FINISHED HERCEPTIN!
1/22/10 - Port-a-catheter removed!
3/07/18 - Still NED
9/10/23 - Still NED
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