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I Gained
I've been overweight most of my adult life - up & down, and the only good thing I hoped I would get from having cancer was losing some weight. I gained 30 lbs which I found out wasn't unusual. I'm only on my 2nd Herceptin treatment and have 2 years of it left, so I'm really depressed about it. Actually, the way I found my lump was that I had lost 20 lbs and my breasts were softer and more sensitive to feeling. I am worried because Herceptin causes heart problems as does obesity so I have a double whammy. I've gone back on Atkins & lost 8 lbs and am strong enough now to exercise & walk more on a regular basis. This last year, it's been all I can do to make it to work in the morning. Also, I take ambien and I have woke up at night starving to death which I blame on the ambien. Who said life's fair!
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DX 7-5-05, Age 54, Stage 1, Grade 2, ER+ (25%) PR- Her2 neu 3+
Lumpectomy 8-4-05, 2cm tumor, 3 nodes neg, Completed 4 A/C, 4 taxol, decadron (weekly due to steriod reaction) finished 4-17-06
Finished 33 rads 6-5-06, Femara, Started Herceptin 6-22-06
Effexor for hot flashes, Taken off Herceptin Feb 2007 due to low LVEF (44 by Echo) Coreg & Lisinopril replaced bp meds - April Echo back up to 55 Resumed Herceptin 5-21-07.
2010: almost 5 YRS NED!!! Still taking Femara & Coreg. Due to all the CT scans, abdominal aneurysm found & repaired. Something good came out of having cancer.
2013 7+ years NED. Still on Femara
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