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Hi there,
Unfortuneately I did have a problem with my weight during (still do now :-) ) chemo. Before starting, I weighed about 115 and weigh in now at about 137. And thats with walking 3-5 miles a day. It started to come on slowly during the Taxol, probably due to the steriods. I'm "holding steady" right now, but am having problems losing any. Frustrating because I've always been pretty petite and am not now. Oh well, I know in the bigger scheme of things its not that bad, so I've just resigned myself to being as healthy and active as I can be.
Love, Kelly
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dx'd 05/06, 37 years old
er/pr-, Her2+, grade 3
double mastectomy, immediate reconstruction- implants
Stage 2b, 2 tumors- 2.2 cm and 0.6 cm, 3/5 + nodes
all scans clear
genetic testing- negative
06/06 began dd A/C x 4, 12 weekly Taxols w/ Herceptin
30 rads
Herceptin weekly x 1 year
Herceptin completed 08/07
Port removed 12/26/07 MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!
05/17/08 Two year anniversary NED
"We gain strength, courage, and confidence by each experience in which we really stop to look fear in the face... you must do the thing that you think you cannot do."
-Eleanor Roosevelt
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