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Old 01-03-2018, 01:36 AM   #1
sarah
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reactions to cancer drugs hard to diagnose

https://www.washingtonpost.com/natio...=.67607295a786

New cancer treatments


have perplexing side effects
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Old 01-03-2018, 06:52 AM   #2
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Re: reactions to cancer drugs hard to diagnose

Sarah - Thank you for posting this, it's a very interesting read and I am so glad that they are looking further into the side effects of these drugs!

Although I am 4 years out from stopping all treatments, it amazes me that every year something crops up in my health. Example: I had a small tonsil growing on my throat this September. My doctor removed it but she was perplexed at the reasoning why it happened. I really think that all my health issues are results from lingering side effects of all the different drugs that were pumped into me.

Doctors have to understand the realities of surviving chemo/drug therapies and the consequences they can have on our overall health. I remember my last treatment day and my oncologist said, "Go and enjoy a normal life again". Normal? What is that, I will never be normal again! LOL

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11/17/10 - Diagnosed with 4.5cm tumor in right breast, IDC, Stage 2, Nuclear grade 2, ER+ PR+ HER2+
12/13/10 - Lymph node biopsy - negative
12/28/10 - Started neo-adjuvant treatment along with clinical trial with 4 rounds of AC chemo every 3 weeks
3/15/11 - Began weekly Taxol/Herceptin infusions along with 750mg of Tykerb taken by mouth daily
6/28/11 - Finished last cycle of Taxol
7/27/11 - Breast MRI shows tumor has dissolved, remarkable reaction to chemo
8/31/11 - Lumpectomy, Sentinel Node biopsy. Node negative, clear margins, 7mm of cancer left over from chemo.
10/05/11 - Started radiation, 5 days a week for 7 weeks.
11/8/11 - Finished radiation
3/21/12 - Last Herceptin!
3/26/12 - Port removed!
Tamoxifen for 5 years
8/4/15 - Hysterectomy & bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy. Due to large fibroids. No cancer!
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Old 01-04-2018, 01:14 PM   #3
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Re: reactions to cancer drugs hard to diagnose

Normal? That ship sailed with the first drop of chemo! Thank goodness normal is overrated.
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