After I had my port put in (Dec 05) I developed blood clots which they said were port related. I gave myself shots (can't remember the name) in the belly for a week and then went on coumadin (every day) until a week before my surgery. After my surgery I had a doppler done and there was no evidence of clots so I no longer take coumadin. My port is in my left upper chest and I had a bi-lateral mastectomy and never had to have the port moved from it's original position.
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Kate
Stage IIIC Diagnosed Oct 25, 2005 (age 58)
ER/PR-, HER2+++, grade 3, Ploidy/DNA index: Aneuploid/1.61, S-phase: 24.2%
Neoadjunct chemo: 4 A/C; 4 Taxatore
Bilateral mastectomy June 8, 2006
14 of 26 nodes positive
Herceptin June 22, 2006 - April 20, 2007
Radiation (X35) July 24-September 11, 2006
BRCA1/BRCA2 negative
Stage IV lung mets July 13, 2007 - TCH
Single brain met - August 6, 2007 -CyberKnife
Oct 2007 - clear brain MRI and lung mets shrinking.
March 2008 lung met progression, brain still clear - begin Tykerb/Xeloda/Ixempra
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