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AlaskaAngel, It sounds like its more common for these to last longer then I thought. I just never expected mine to fill back up so fast. I think my surgeon is worried about draining it to many times as there is always risk for infection. Now that its been drained once, biopsied & found to have no malignancies I guess he's not concerned now. Feels like its putting pressure on my right lung...but hopefully in time it will disappear as it did for you & Hopeful.
They should let you add a *correction* to your medical files that mentioned you had a prosthesis. Like you...I want my information correct. I read they have to let you add a separate piece of paper that states the true facts that you are disputing...even though their original paper stays in the file. I would type something up and *make* them add it to your medical records.
Thanks to all...
Chelee
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DX: 12-20-05 - Stage IIIA, Her2/Neu, 3+++,Er & Pr weakly positive, 5 of 16 pos nodes.
Rt. MRM on 1-3-06 -- No Rads due to compromised lungs.
Chemo started 2-7-06 -- TCH - - Finished 6-12-06
Finished yr of wkly herceptin 3-19-07
3-15-07 Lt side prophylactic simple mastectomy. -- Ooph 4-05-07
9-21-09 PET/CT "Recurrence" to Rt. axllia, Rt. femur, ilium. Possible Sacrum & liver? Now stage IV.
9-28-09 Loading dose of Herceptin & started Zometa
9-29-09 Power Port Placement
10-24-09 Mass 6.4 x 4.7 cm on Rt. femur head.
11-19-09 RT. Femur surgery - Rod placed
12-7-09 Navelbine added to Herceptin/Zometa.
3-23-10 Ten days of rads to RT femur. Completed.
4-05-10 Quit Navelbine--Herceptin/Zometa alone.
5-4-10 Appt. with Dr. Slamon to see what is next? Waiting on FISH results from femur biopsy.
Results to FISH was unsuccessful--this happens less then 2% of the time.
7-7-10 Recurrence to RT axilla again. Back to UCLA for options.
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