Forum: her2group
05-07-2014, 12:32 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,285
Re: Anybody else ER+/PR+/HER2+++ BRCA 2 +?
We have some black humor about chemo brain in my family. I'm a terrible back seat driver (well, my honey misses a lot of ) turns). Only now, half the time I'm wrong. He loves it.
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Forum: her2group
05-07-2014, 12:14 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,016
Re: Final chemo!
I just saw your post. Congrats on finishing, though it's a little hard to celebrate while working our way through the side effects drill. I'm going to really celebrate when I get hungry for a steak...
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Forum: her2group
03-25-2014, 10:39 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,460
Re: Side effects from 1st chemo
You're getting good advice from the brave folks here. I heartily agree: take the anti nausea and pain drugs! This is too hard and we get too tired and weak otherwise. Tell her to eat what she when...
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Forum: her2group
03-13-2014, 11:06 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,403
Re: Hi I'm new
Hi dizzydo, my BP has been slowly but steadily climbing, and got got up to 170's, 180's after round 3. My pre-chemo levels were 120's so I was really shocked! I was really upset, thinking we'd have...
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Forum: her2group
02-06-2014, 11:51 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 3,663
Re: Sleep and cancer
I agree wholeheartedly, we need to be willing to help our poor bodies heal, maybe in ways we would never do otherwise. While I've long played stupid games on my tablet to get sleepy, I've had to add...
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Forum: her2group
01-20-2014, 08:57 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,572
Re: nervous to stop Letrozole
Hi Lois, I was surprised to have my new oncologist say that after chemo I'd be on arimidex (that's letrazole, right?) for the rest of my life. He said studies are showing it continues to help.
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Forum: Diet and Nutrition
01-13-2014, 07:11 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 16,907
Re: any help for vaginal dryness?
I'd like to echo what some others noted. My onc told me several months ago that there are studies that show that premarin cream does NOT make a difference for bc patients taking Arimidex. My gyn did...
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