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03-18-2011, 06:46 AM
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half way through chemo - finished No. 3 yesterday
YEAH - finished treatment number three yesterday with my TCH and so far doing really well - will go for my Nuelesta shot today and then probably Sunday the aches will happen - but if they are like the last two will only last for about 3 days! That is not the issue/problem with me - I hate the metallic taste and that all my foods taste burnt -- not good --- but then if that is the worst than I can cope! The hair loss - was used to that immediately and not I am actually thinking about having my picture taking professionally as a reminder of the journey and I would like it to look good and not one taken by my lovely and supportive husband -- LOL
Hope that everyone else is doing good!!
HUGS
Bev
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Diagnosed 10/10
Lumpectomy 11/10 - 1.2cm; clear margins; clear lymph nodes
ER+/her2+
PET Scan - CLEAR 11/10
Radiation - 1/11 (clinical- twice a day for one week)
Chemo - shortly after radiation (6 treatments)
Herceptin - 1/11
Port - 12/10
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03-18-2011, 09:56 AM
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Location: Thornhill, Ontario
Canada
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Re: half way through chemo - finished No. 3 yesterday
Congrats on being halfway through Bev!! Every chemo/Herceptin is one less to go.
all the best
caya
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ER90%+/PR 50%+/HER 2+
1.7 cm and 1.0 cm.
Stage 1, grade 2, Node Negative (16 nodes tested)
MRM Dec.18/06
3 x FEC, 3 x Taxotere
Herceptin - every 3 weeks for a year, finished May 8/08
Tamoxifen - 2 1/2 years
Femara - Jan. 1, 2010 - July 18, 2012
BRCA1/BRCA2 Negative
Dignosed 10/16/06, age 48 , premenopausal
Mild lymphedema diagnosed June 2009 - breast surgeon and lymph. therapist think it's completely reversible - hope so.
Reclast infusion January 2012
Oopherectomy October 2013
15 Years NED!!
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03-18-2011, 11:46 AM
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Location: "Love never fails."
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Re: half way through chemo - finished No. 3 yesterday
Way to go!
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Jackie07
http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2011/06/doctors-letter-patient-newly-diagnosed-cancer.html
http://www.asco.org/ASCOv2/MultiMedi...=114&trackID=2
NICU 4.4 LB
Erythema Nodosum 85
Life-long Central Neurocytoma 4x5x6.5 cm 23 hrs 62090 semi-coma 10 d PT OT ST 30 d
3 Infertility tmts 99 > 3 u. fibroids > Pills
CN 3 GKRS 52301
IDC 1.2 cm Her2 +++ ER 5% R. Lmptmy SLNB+1 71703 6 FEC 33 R Tamoxifen
Recc IIB 2.5 cm Bi-L Mast 61407 2/9 nds PET
6 TCH Cellulitis - Lymphedema - compression sleeve & glove
H w x 4 MUGA 51 D, J 49 M
Diastasis recti
Tamoxifen B. scan
Irrtbl bowel 1'09
Colonoscopy 313
BRCA1 V1247I
hptc hemangioma
Vertigo
GI - > yogurt
hysterectomy/oophorectomy 011410
Exemestane 25 mg tab 102912 ~ 101016 stopped due to r. hip/l.thigh pain after long walk
DEXA 1/13
1-2016 lesions in liver largest 9mm & 1.3 cm onco. says not cancer.
3-11 Appendectomy - visually O.K., a lot of puss. Final path result - not cancer.
Start Vitamin D3 and Calcium supplement （600mg x2)
10-10 Stopped Exemestane due to r. hip/l.thigh pain OKed by Onco 11-08-2016
7-23-2018 9 mm groundglass nodule within the right lower lobe with indolent behavior. Due to possible adenocarcinoma, Recommend annual surveilence.
7-10-2019 CT to check lung nodule.
1-10-2020 8mm stable nodule on R Lung, two 6mm new ones on L Lung, a possible lymph node involvement in inter fissule.
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03-18-2011, 05:12 PM
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Location: Ireland
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Re: half way through chemo - finished No. 3 yesterday
Delighted to send congrats once again Bev!!!!(wink!) 
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Tricia
Dx July '05 IDC 1.9cm Triple positive 3/9 nodes positive
A/C X 4 ..Taxol/Herceptin x 12 wks then herceptin 1 yr
Rads x 36 ..oophorectomy August '06
Currently taking Arimidex..
June 2011 osteopenia/ zometa x1 yearly- stopped Zometa 2015 as Dexa show normal bone density.
Stopped Arimidex July 2014- Restarted Arimidex 2015 for a further two years on the advice of my Onc.
2014 Normal Dexa scan
2018 Mammo all clear, still NED!
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03-18-2011, 09:14 PM
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Re: half way through chemo - finished No. 3 yesterday
Halfway is a good thing! And the photo is a cool idea. I wish I had done it. I think we look beautiful bald. Strong. And the photos serve as a reminder.
Keep the faith.
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Post menopause
May 2007 Core biopsy, Rt breast
ER+, Pr-, HER2 +++, Grade 3
Ki-67: 90%
"suspicious area" left breast
Bilateral mastectomy, (NED on left) May 2007
Sentinel Node Neg
Stage 1, DCIS with microinvasion, 3 mm, mostly removed during the biopsy....
Femara (discontinued 7/07) Resumed 10/07
OncoType score 36 (July 07)
Began THC 7/26/07 (d/c taxol and carboplatin 10/07)
Began Herceptin alone 10/07
Finished Herceptin July /08
D/C Femara 4/10 (joint pain/trigger thumb!)
5/10 mistakenly dx with lung cancer. Middle rt lobe removed!
Aromasin started 5/10
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03-20-2011, 06:22 PM
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Location: Mountains of Virginia
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Re: half way through chemo - finished No. 3 yesterday
Congrats Bev. I had my picture taken with my bald uncle. Everyone said we looked just alike! (I do look like him, even with hair.)
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Rhonda (Sassy)
dx age 45
DX 2/15/05 Stage IIb (at surgery)restaged IIIa
Left mast .9cm tumor 5 of 14 nodes
Triple Positive
4 DD A/C
12 Taxol/Herceptin
33Rads
Strange infect mast site one year aft surg, hosp 1 wk
Herceptin for total of 18 months
Lupron Monthly 4 yrs
Neurontin for aches, pains and hot flashes(It works!)
Ovaries removed 11/09 stop Lupron and Neurontin
Arimidex 6 yrs (tried Femara, no SE improvement)
Tried Exemestane-hips got so bad could hardly walk
Back to Arimidex for year seven
Zometa 2X Annual for 7years, Lasix
Stop Arimidex 5/13
Stop Zometa 7/13-Bi-lateral Stress Fractures in Femurs from Zometa
5/14 Start Tamoxifen
3/15 Stem cell transplant to stimulate femur bone growth/healing
5/15 Complete fracture of right femur/Titanium rods both femurs
9/16 Start Evista stopTamoxifen
3/17 Stop Evista--unwelcome side effects!
NED and no meds.......
14 YEARS NED!
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03-24-2011, 11:23 AM
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Location: Michigan
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Re: half way through chemo - finished No. 3 yesterday
I posed for the Be Bold Be Beautiful program. It was awesome!
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03-24-2011, 04:05 PM
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Re: half way through chemo - finished No. 3 yesterday
Bev, I am so happy for you that are 1/2 way through. I felt it went by quickly once you get started. Keep up the good work. Best Wishes, Mary L
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Mary L from PA Diag: Oct 2003 w/6mm mass, IDC grade III ductal carcinoma in-situ, IBC stage IIIB. tx A/C followed by Taxotere(only able to have 2 tx, allergic), mastectomy, 3 0ut of 7 positive nodes. 35 rads. Recurrence 9 months later, skin mets to mastectomy site. Tx Carboplatin/Herceptin. Stayed on Herceptin almost 5 years, had 3 more recurrences when I had to stop Herceptin due to my ejection fraction getting too low. Herceptin stopped and ned 3 years in Oct. 2010.
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03-24-2011, 05:06 PM
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Re: half way through chemo - finished No. 3 yesterday
Congratulations! I am right behind you. I have TCH #3 next week 3/30 on Wednesday. I hope you are feeling strong!
I love the week just before chemo- it's such a great feeling to feel good.
I like you struggle w/ the taste. Also, I get thrush each time (or have w/ tx 1 and2). I do start on meds for it early, but it's annoying!
Congrats on being halfway there! I look forward to that milestone too.
I too would like to get a photo of me and and my bald head!
Lisa
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IDC 1/14/11; Bil Mx w/ TE 1/22/11; Port 2/7; First TCH 2/16 (much other stuff before and in between- we all know the drill there!)
Pink Flamingo Warrior is on the road to recovery!
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