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Kidney issues -anyone else?
Hi all,
I am stumped as to why this is occurring. In 2003 my normal kidney function went from the 80's to the low 60's. I had not had surgery, infections or anything to cause this. I moved from the US to Canada and my medical records stayed in the STates so it wasn't until this year that my doc discovered that my kidney function was a 'bit on the low side'. This was after all my chemo was done (not the herceptin). She suggested I see a kidney specialist which I did. My creatinine is 95-96 and he can't really find anything else out of order with my bloodwork. I did a 24 hour urine - all was fine. Today I got results from labwork for kidneys and it is now 50. A downward trend, and I"m scared!! No one is blaming the herceptin. I have a herceptin infusion tomorrow and the LAST one Oct. 8...am worried about renal failure. They did an ultrasound last month and it was normal. Now they want to schedule me for radio-isotope.
And I thought I just had to worry about the her2+ thing. I drink water and keep myself hydrated. I don't smoke or drink. What on earth is causing this? Anyone else had problems during chemo or herceptin with kidneys? Did they get better (close to normal) when herceptin was done?
ARRGGHHHH
Dianne
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Three years and 5 months NED
Dx: Aug 2008 right breast IDC with 50% of tumor DCIS, Stage II or IIA, tumor size: 2.1 cm
Grade 3
8/9 Richardson/Bloom test
ER+ weakly positive
Alred Score: 4 (suggesting I would strongly benefit from hormone therapy)
PR-,
HER2 positive +++
No vascular invasion
No lymph nodes involved
Surgery: Sept. 9, 2008 -Modified radical mastectomy, right breast. I chose to have a simple mastectomy on the left. Began Taxotere/Carboplatin/Herceptin November, 2008. Finished T/C March 2009. Finished #16 Herceptin Sept. 09. AI's and Tamoxifen made me sick. Began natural Tamoxifen which is Quercetin, I3C and a combo of other supplements. I am also a DES Daughter. There is now a link between DES exposure in utero and breast cancer!
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