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You may have had an anal fissure rather than hemmorroids. They are small tears in the tissue that come from constipation/hard stool trying to pass through the area. There tends to be a bit of fresh red blood in the toliet then nothing. They heal very quickly. I've had it happen to me a few times in my life (and did check with doctor) - mine was not related to the side effects of chemo... just from some straining.
Glad you checked with the nurse!
Best wishes on your upcoming final chemo.
Kathy
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12/01/2006 Initial Dx via stereotactic biopsy - DCIS, grade 3
12/27/2006 Lumpectomy w/ SNB: 2 foci of IDC (largest .3 cm, Grade 2, Notthingham score 6) amid large area of DCIS: No clear margins on the DCIS; re-excision recommended
ER+(55%)/PR+(60+)/HER2+ (2.8+ via IHC?)
01/23/2007 Re-excision Lumpectomy: No clear margins on the DCIS; mastectomy recommended
03/02/2007 Bilateral mastectomy w/ expander implant insertion
03/19/2007 Emergency surgery to fix broken blood vessel in left breast
03/30/2007 Met w/ oncologist; oncologist checking on HER2 status with pathologist and doing some consulting on my case - no treatments for now!
05/02/2007 Next appointment w/ oncologist
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