Hi, I'm new here! I had my first round on 5/22/08. My hair is falling out in gobs (it is shoulder length) so my husband is supposed to give me a short buzz. I have experienced a lot of bone and joint pain with the Abraxane. I go next Thursday for my next round.
My cancer is a recurrence. I was first diagnosed in 3/06 and had Adriamycin/Cytoxan to shrink the tumor so I could have a lumpectomy. I had a re-excision lumpectomy as the margins weren't clear, then six weeks of radiation.
My digital mammogram on 2/29/08 showed suspicious calcifications. I "knew" then it was back but the biopsy on 4/2/08 confirmed invasive ductal carcinoma and I had a mastectomy on 5/2/08.
This time the path showed Her2 positive. Last time it was negative. They both were ER+, PR-. First one was 3.8 cm. This one was 1.8 cm.
Thanks for reading. My husband is very angry and disappointed that I had a recurrence basically in less than two years. It sometimes is hard to keep the faith.
Therese