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Forum: her2group 02-07-2008, 09:59 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,172
Posted By Linda
Lee: I second all the above. Also, I was told...

Lee:
I second all the above. Also, I was told that the size of the tumor wasn't as important as tumor size in comparison to breast size (again, it's about cosmetic result, if the breast is small, a...
Forum: her2group 02-05-2008, 04:50 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,172
Posted By Linda
Hi.

I went to a top breast surgeon in LA. For him, the criteria for breast conservation were clean margins and an acceptable cosmetic result. Pathology never seemed to be an issue. I had a...
Forum: her2group 02-03-2008, 10:22 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,179
Posted By Linda
Hi goops!

My onc does blood work, tumor markers and physical exam every 3 months (I also see surgeon every 6 months for breast MRI and Mammo.) I did routine scans immediately after finishing radiation, which...
Forum: her2group 01-31-2008, 11:45 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,387
Posted By Linda
Congratulations on your clean scans. I know what...

Congratulations on your clean scans. I know what that means. WE know what that means.
Those near and dear to us can't possibly understand what this is like (just like we don't always understand...
Forum: her2group 01-30-2008, 12:31 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 6,648
Posted By Linda
Hi Goops

Hi: I was dx in spring, 05, so I'm over 2 and a half years out. No recurrence.
Still hold my breath a little -- less and less each month.
Best
L
Forum: her2group 01-30-2008, 11:40 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 6,648
Posted By Linda
The book

When I was first dx and had not yet found this website, I stumbled on the book "The Making of Herceptin," which was basically lying around my onc's office with a bunch of Reader's Digests. I have to...
Forum: her2group 01-22-2008, 08:43 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,288
Posted By Linda
Thanks Lani, and hi Marejo! As Marejo knows, my...

Thanks Lani, and hi Marejo!
As Marejo knows, my onc has me on major D3 supplements and wants my level to always be at the high end of normal. Good to get some confirmation on this.
Linda
Forum: her2group 01-16-2008, 06:57 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,606
Posted By Linda
taxotere

One thing to consider when switching to weekly taxotere (I had weekly taxotere neo adjuvantly...) I asked for it weekly, hearing that side effects were less -- however, know that everytime you have...
Forum: her2group 01-16-2008, 10:46 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 4,405
Posted By Linda
Hi Marejo: Here's what I sent -- not much real...

Hi Marejo:
Here's what I sent -- not much real info, but hope something here is helpful:

I don't really understand all of this, but I'll try and explain what I do understand. Unlike a lot of...
Forum: her2group 01-15-2008, 01:41 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 4,405
Posted By Linda
Marejo: I sent a little more info by replying...

Marejo:
I sent a little more info by replying to the "contact" on my email, so it may be in your private mail.
Linda
Forum: her2group 01-14-2008, 01:35 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 4,405
Posted By Linda
D3 -- for Marejo

Hi Marejo:
I have some input on your D3 thread -- I'm not sure if this will show under your thread or start it's own new one.
Less than a year ago, my onc started checking the Vit D level of all...
Forum: her2group 12-17-2007, 10:25 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,173
Posted By Linda
Hi Catherine: I'm also in Oregon and there is a...

Hi Catherine:
I'm also in Oregon and there is a nasty cold/flu going around. Of course, if something lasts more than 2 weeks, check it out, but I bet you are just fighting the same old virus that's...
Forum: her2group 11-15-2007, 01:15 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,599
Posted By Linda
Donna: Just to clarify, and hopefully lift some...

Donna:
Just to clarify, and hopefully lift some of the worry -- you can have benign nodules that have always been there (or since you had some kind of infection years ago) and/or new benign nodules...
Forum: her2group 11-15-2007, 10:55 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,599
Posted By Linda
Donna: I had a single lung nodule show up in a...

Donna:
I had a single lung nodule show up in a chest CT (this was a followup for another single nodule that had actually been there, exactly the same, before I started treatment...meaning the first...
Forum: her2group 11-12-2007, 04:59 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,461
Posted By Linda
I agree that every 3 months may be overkill, and...

I agree that every 3 months may be overkill, and that's probably why your insurance co is balking. I had a partial mast and am high risk, and I go to a top breast specialist in LA. My followup is...
Forum: her2group 11-08-2007, 03:36 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 3,386
Posted By Linda
Hi all: My onc is testing all her bc patients...

Hi all:
My onc is testing all her bc patients for Vit D levels and is advising supplements if levels are low. She believes that a high Vit D level may be protective against recurrance. I'm hormone...
Forum: her2group 10-29-2007, 09:51 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 3,225
Posted By Linda
Hi Cannon: My dx is close to yours, except that...

Hi Cannon:
My dx is close to yours, except that I'm older (52 at dx) I was stage 3a after neoadjuvant chemo, same treatment, etc. However, I'm hormone neg, so fewer weapons post initial treatment. ...
Forum: her2group 10-21-2007, 10:00 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,563
Posted By Linda
My doc has also been monitering my Vit D level,...

My doc has also been monitering my Vit D level, which was low. I'm now taking 7000 units a day. We'll continue to moniter through the seasons and see if we can find a pattern of when my level goes...
Forum: her2group 10-15-2007, 11:11 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 9,088
Posted By Linda
Hmmm. Both of my grandmothers had bc. One dx...

Hmmm.
Both of my grandmothers had bc. One dx at 45, the other in her early 70's. Both had extensive surgery, no other treatment and went on to live long lives!
I also had 2 uncles (on either...
Forum: her2group 10-11-2007, 11:27 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,692
Posted By Linda
My onc actually asked me if I'd been "sweeping...

My onc actually asked me if I'd been "sweeping barns" before my dx, and in fact we did have a mouse infestation in our house (which I cleaned up) the summer before I was dx. My onc clearly thinks...
Forum: her2group 10-09-2007, 10:40 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 4,121
Posted By Linda
Thanks for letting me know. I'm 54, so pretty...

Thanks for letting me know. I'm 54, so pretty close, too. Let's all follow this and share info. Shingles is a big problem for lots of older people, and after our txs, we may be more than usually...
Forum: her2group 10-08-2007, 09:53 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 4,121
Posted By Linda
Hi all. I was one of the lucky ones to have...

Hi all. I was one of the lucky ones to have shingles 3 times way before bc (not during tx or after.) It's the chicken pox virus that lays dorment and then becomes active when your immune system is...
Forum: her2group 10-02-2007, 02:46 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 7,891
Posted By Linda
YES!!! Linda

YES!!!
Linda
Forum: her2group 10-01-2007, 05:39 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 6,731
Posted By Linda
Hi Becky: Here's hoping for a huge sigh of...

Hi Becky:
Here's hoping for a huge sigh of relief tomorrow. We all know what this is like. Waiting for the good news...
Linda
Forum: her2group 10-01-2007, 01:10 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 5,847
Posted By Linda
This is a very real problem! Chemo totally dries...

This is a very real problem! Chemo totally dries you out and makes sex painful, plus the other problems referred to. I use vagifem, and it makes a huge difference. My onc says I can use it as long...
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