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Old 10-25-2006, 09:09 PM   #2
tousled1
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Rhonda,

It sounds like your doctor is going to treat your breast cancer very aggressively, which is a good thing. The A/C will make you loose all your body hair. They should give you EMEND which prevents nauseau -- it really works. I wasn't sick at all though A/C. You are fortunate that your doctor is going to give you Herceptin since you have what is called early stage breast cancer. During your treatments your blood counts may drop but if they do they give you Neulasta for the white cells and Procrit for the red cells. I'm not going to say that it will be a walk in the park but you will get through it. Chemo affects each individual differently so it's hard to say what you may experience. Just know that HER2 is an aggressive breast cancer and must be treated aggressively. Come to this board with any questions you have or just for support. Best of luck to you.
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Stage IIIC Diagnosed Oct 25, 2005 (age 58)
ER/PR-, HER2+++, grade 3, Ploidy/DNA index: Aneuploid/1.61, S-phase: 24.2%
Neoadjunct chemo: 4 A/C; 4 Taxatore
Bilateral mastectomy June 8, 2006
14 of 26 nodes positive
Herceptin June 22, 2006 - April 20, 2007
Radiation (X35) July 24-September 11, 2006
BRCA1/BRCA2 negative
Stage IV lung mets July 13, 2007 - TCH
Single brain met - August 6, 2007 -CyberKnife
Oct 2007 - clear brain MRI and lung mets shrinking.
March 2008 lung met progression, brain still clear - begin Tykerb/Xeloda/Ixempra
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