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This might sound weird, but my radiation oncologist was talking to me about preventing lymphedema (even though I only had my sentinal node removed) and said that even a mosquito bite on the side where nodes are removed can cause it. He gave me all the precautions: not drawing blood from that arm, don't have blood pressure taken on that side and to treat "even a mosquito bite" if you get one. Thought I would pass that along.
By the way, haven't been bitten by a mosquito for quite some time where before I was their all time favorite.
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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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