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Hi Grace,
My feet and ankles started swelling while on chemo - with Taxol they never really did go down. I could only wear one pair of flats to work the entire time - ugh! While on Herceptin (only) they would go up and down. My echos were all normal and my onc kept an eye on the swelling but didn't give me anything for it. I am now done with Herceptin (only two weeks out) and am looking forward to smaller ankles - among other things! I notice my feet swell more when I wear heels - oh the price we pay to wear cute shoes!
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Gerri
Dx: 11/23/05, Lumpectomy 12/12/05
Tumor 2.2 cm, Stage II, Grade 3, Sentinel Node biopsy negative
ER+ (30%) /PR+ (50%), HER2+++
AC X 4 dose dense, Taxol X 4 dose dense
Herceptin started with 2nd Taxol, given weekly until chemo done
then given every 3 weeks for one year ending on March 16, 2007
Radiation 30 treatments
Tamoxifen - 2 yrs (pre-menopausal)
May 2008 - Feb 2012 Femara
Aug 2008 - Feb 2012 Zometa every 6 months
March 2012 - Stop Femara, now Evista for bone strengthening
********** Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things. - Robert Brault
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