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Dear Kriss,
Yes, the tests, surgeries, scans, etc are so overwhelming especially during the beginning. I was much more fearful about chemo than the mastectomies, but it was nice to find out that the chemo was not as bad as I had imagined. The medications to control nausea are great..........take them as directed. Also, accessing the port each time is so much easier than starting an IV in a vein. If I ever have to go through chemo again, I will definitely have another port placed.
Karen
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Karen Raines Hunt
Dx April 2005 at age 46
stage 3A, very large (12cm) tumor
2 positive axillary lymph nodes
ER+/PR+, Her 2 +++
Bilateral mastectomy, radiation, reconstruction, A/C, Taxol, Herceptin, Tamoxifen, Aromasin
5 yrs since diagnosis and NED
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