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Re: help me help her
I finished my TCH protocol in June. The Oncologists are very good at handling side effects now. I have posted all of the little things that I did to make my experience more tolerable throughout the site and dont' want to bore everyone. If you want to email me directly, I'll reiterate those for you.
When I was diagnosed in Feb, EVERYONE I spoke to in the medical profession told me how lucky I was to be HER2+. That we have the most options available to us and an amazing success rate.
Its normal to be completely overwhelmed and freaked out. That part actually gets better. Just let your mom know she isn't alone in this and that you are there to support her.
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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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