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Herceptin/Radiation Today
For some reason I just can not help but be emotional today! I go in today and they will start my Herceptin and then I drag my pole with me and get the radiation done. But it is like I go in the Chemo room for the Herceptin, and I have PTSD. I do not like going in for the drug that is supposed to save my life and that doesn't even make sense I should be happy they have this miracle drug. I read the post's on here, and I know people have it way worse then me with treatments going on for years. All I can think is how in the heck do these women keep going and going! I do not know if the doctor would say you have liver mets and need surgery or chemo what I would do at this point (lay on the floor and cry like a 5 year old). For 8 months all my life seems to be are doctors appt's and treatments. And I have not even had reconstruction done yet and that is this summer!! Ugh, I had to complain, gripe, and I know people on here get it.
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myleftlump.wordpress.com - started blogging my
IDC breast cancer
7/2012 diagnosed with multiple solid lesions
7/20/12 biopsy done. ER+ 30 PR -, HER+++,k167 80% Grade 2
9/2012 biopsy on lymph node - showed malignant
9/2012 Pre-adjunctive TCH chemo.
12/6/12 MRI after Pre-adj.
Results: Modest Decrease in size of left breast malignancy As well as the associated satellite lesions and auxiliary Adenopathy compared to prior study. Doctors hoped for better but good response it didn't grow.
12/18/2012 left masectomy with axillary nodes
Size 3.2 CM, Nottingham score 9/9
Grade 3, no evidence of in situ carcinoma
Areas of angiolymphatic are identified
Carcinoma is 0.5 cm from inked deep
Margin of excision
Attached axillary lymph nodes: metastatic
Carcinoma in 6 of 8 nodes.
Size of largest node 1.5 cm
Extracapsular
ER + 73%, PR+2%, HER2+
2/27/13 6 weeks of IMRT radiation finished
2/2013 Started on Tamoxifan 5 years.
8/2013 will take last Herceptin, 17 treatments total every 3 weeks.
BRCA1 & BRAC2 - Negative
August 28, 2013 DIEP flap on the left breast.
February 2014 Nip & Tuck
March 14, 2014 nipple reconstruction and removed port.
August 14, 2014 lump in lymph nodes under arm and above clavicle. Stage IV
August 28, 2014 herceptin And projeta starting and port put back in.
3/18/15 stopped arimidex.
3/18/15 progression....Tdm1
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