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Chelee · 09-26-2009, 02:16 AM

Hi Barbara, I should probably wait for the port...but my chemo nurse said one time with Herceptin would be no problem. I have Herceptin Monday & port placement Tuesday. I feel like I need to get started since my onc ignored my TM'ers going up slowly for the last year.

I need to get that out of the way because I'm expecting COH to call and set-up my appt for the onc hopefully this coming wk! So I rather keep all the appts I have as is...plus I really do want to get started. I will feel better about getting my infusions once I get my port...it is less stressful. But I'll see how it goes.

Chelee

09-26-2009, 02:16 AM	#7
Chelee Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Southern, CA Posts: 2,511	Re: Ports...which is the best? Hi Barbara, I should probably wait for the port...but my chemo nurse said one time with Herceptin would be no problem. I have Herceptin Monday & port placement Tuesday. I feel like I need to get started since my onc ignored my TM'ers going up slowly for the last year. I need to get that out of the way because I'm expecting COH to call and set-up my appt for the onc hopefully this coming wk! So I rather keep all the appts I have as is...plus I really do want to get started. I will feel better about getting my infusions once I get my port...it is less stressful. But I'll see how it goes. Chelee __________________ DX: 12-20-05 - Stage IIIA, Her2/Neu, 3+++,Er & Pr weakly positive, 5 of 16 pos nodes. Rt. MRM on 1-3-06 -- No Rads due to compromised lungs. Chemo started 2-7-06 -- TCH - - Finished 6-12-06 Finished yr of wkly herceptin 3-19-07 3-15-07 Lt side prophylactic simple mastectomy. -- Ooph 4-05-07 9-21-09 PET/CT "Recurrence" to Rt. axllia, Rt. femur, ilium. Possible Sacrum & liver? Now stage IV. 9-28-09 Loading dose of Herceptin & started Zometa 9-29-09 Power Port Placement 10-24-09 Mass 6.4 x 4.7 cm on Rt. femur head. 11-19-09 RT. Femur surgery - Rod placed 12-7-09 Navelbine added to Herceptin/Zometa. 3-23-10 Ten days of rads to RT femur. Completed. 4-05-10 Quit Navelbine--Herceptin/Zometa alone. 5-4-10 Appt. with Dr. Slamon to see what is next? Waiting on FISH results from femur biopsy. Results to FISH was unsuccessful--this happens less then 2% of the time. 7-7-10 Recurrence to RT axilla again. Back to UCLA for options.