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Drum roll please.... :)
I had an appt. with my surgeon today and FINALLY got my drain pulled!!! YEAH. I feel like a NEW person now. I am pretty darned sure I am the official winner and NOW hold the record for having a drain in the longest after having a simple mastectomy. (Sixty one days!)
Oh it feels so good to have that gone. Can't wait for my first REAL COMPLETE shower in the morning.  That drain was put in on March 15th. Its been in so long I noticed its a bit sore on the side where he pulled it out. But this too shall pass. I had to laugh at myself because my first visit to the rest room when I got home without thinking I automatically went to check my drain and it wasn't there. haha (That shows you it was in way to long.) I sure won't be missing it though. Not to bore anyone...I am just so excited I can't stand it. I was beginning to think that drain was going to be a permanent attachment.
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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