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Forum: her2group 09-26-2013, 04:51 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,159
Posted By rachelhmmd
Re: Tomoxifin as preventative medicine

My cancer was ER+ (about 90%), PR-(<5%) and of course HER 2pos. I was not yet menopausal, and my oncologist even considered putting me back on tamoxifen, but I just lost confidence in it. So, after...
Forum: her2group 09-26-2013, 04:35 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,159
Posted By rachelhmmd
Re: Tomoxifin as preventative medicine

Because both my mother AND my father had breast cancer, I took tamoxifen prophylactically for five years. I tolerated it well; perhaps the only side effect was a lighter menstrual period (who's...
Forum: her2group 04-01-2012, 03:34 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,546
Posted By rachelhmmd
Re: oophorectomy and osteoporosis

I took tamoxifen for five years prophylactically and was diagnosed with my first mammogram after finishing the course. I am Her 2 pos/ ER pos/PR neg. When I was choosing an anti-estrogen...
Forum: her2group 02-20-2012, 06:08 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,854
Posted By rachelhmmd
Re: Herceptin and chills/joint pain?

For the shaking chills associated with herceptin, my docs gave me low dose Demerol. Worked like a charm. Though they couldn't tell me the exact mechanism, they thought it was something about the...
Forum: her2group 11-27-2011, 08:19 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 4,806
Posted By rachelhmmd
Re: Anyone use pepcid, Nexium, etc?

I gave myself OTC prilosec during my taxol. I thought it was the decadron that was giving me the heartburn. Anyhow, it was a gamechanger for me. It really helped. The heartburn was contributing to...
Forum: her2group 10-18-2011, 05:22 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,174
Posted By rachelhmmd
Re: DIEP recovery?

I had bilateral mastectomy with immediate DIEP reconstruction almost two years ago. I would say it was the easiest part of my treatment. The worst part was the uncomfortable surgical bra and...
Forum: her2group 10-17-2011, 04:38 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 14,489
Posted By rachelhmmd
Re: Metastatic Breast Cancer and Nancy Brinker

Sorry for the language. I think it was my fear and maybe magical thinking (warding off) talking.
Forum: her2group 10-15-2011, 08:29 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 3,695
Posted By rachelhmmd
Re: can people chime in as to what insurance companies they have and what troubles

I work for the State of Maine and have Anthem Blue Cross. There really was no surgeon here with the experience to do bilateral DIEP reconstruction, and so I wanted to go to Boston for that surgery....
Forum: her2group 10-15-2011, 10:16 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 14,489
Posted By rachelhmmd
Re: Metastatic Breast Cancer and Nancy Brinker

I am not Stage 4, yet. But I know I may be one day. That letter so articulately expressed the problem.

Two years ago I participated in a Survivor Ceremony. While everyone else swayed to the...
Forum: her2group 10-12-2011, 07:03 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,203
Posted By rachelhmmd
Re: What to take for depression

One needs to be extra careful about the choice of antidepressants if one is also on tamoxifen. Paxil and some of the other antidepressants in that class (SSRI) have been shown to decrease...
Forum: her2group 10-09-2011, 03:47 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 3,015
Posted By rachelhmmd
Does cancer treatment age you?

Since my treatment (taxol/herceptin, bilateral mastectomy and DIEP reconstruction, oopherectomy and AI), beginning two years ago, I feel like I've aged a decade. I'm not sure if it's my...
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