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It is only natural that we are scared when we fininsh all treatment. We feel like we are unprotected. It has been hard for me to not worry since I finished my herceptin Jan. 8 after being in some kind of treatment for fourteen months and now out the door you go and see you in 3 months. Scary. I find my self now getting angry I got BC in the first place. All my top molars were ruined during chemo and now I am having to have them all pulled and replaced with a partial plate. Wouldn't have to do this if it weren't for the chemo! The AI's gave me side effects, now on tamoxifen, have issues with this drug too. Have stopped it for a week to see if they clear up. I feel like the hormone therapies are aging me very quickly (53) don't want to take them, but then worry about the cancer coming back if I don't. Just want my old life back!!!!! Sorry today is a bad day and I just need to vent.
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Debbie in North Carolina
Diag 10/2006-high grade invasive ductal carcinoma- mastectomy L breast
2.5 cm tumor ER/PR pos-Her2+++
4 rounds A/C, 4 rounds Taxol
Herceptin every 3 weeks until Jan. 2008
6/18/07 prophylatic mastectomy R breast
8/2007 started aromasin/stopped arimidex (side effects)
12/07 stopped aromasin due to side effects (now what?)
Finished herceptin 1/8/08
started tamoxifen for 2 years then will switch to femera
allergic to tamoxifen started femera 4/2008
June 20, 2008 portacath removed
Learnig to live life to the fullest!
Stopped Femera due to side effects
July 28, 2008 start trial for breast cancer vaccine
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