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Re: anemic, lethargic and cooooold!
I am so glad you are feeling better Leslie. Transfusions were right for me too. I got two units of packed red cells when my hgb went to 9. I had rapid heart rate, exhaustion, nausea, coldness, and generally felt like heck. They don't usually give blood until the hgb reaches 8, but I had severe symptoms of anemia because my normal hgb was 14. At the start of my transfusions my pulse rate was 116. At the finish, it was down to 76. My hgb rose to 12.1. That was my first blood transfusion, but I would not hesitate to have one again if I ever need one.
Sandra
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Diagnosed: 7/25/08 ~ age 63, no family history
Surgery: 8/14/08 Bilateral mastectomy; tumor left breast, node dissection; right prophylactic with expanders: 1/12/10 latisimuss dorsi flap on left side: 9/22/10 implants in
Pathology Report: ER/PR-; HER2+ (3+); Grade 3, StageIII; 3cm tumor plus 21/21 lymph nodes positive; 5cm DCIS
Chemo: A/C; Taxol/Herceptin/Tykerb; phase II study at Mayo adding Tykerb for early stage
Radiation: 25 rads
Vaccine: Walter Reed GP2/AE37 vaccine study ~ last booster 9/17/2012
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