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Brenda,
I had a port related clot shortly after having my initial port put in. I noticed that the vein right above the port looked bluged and the area around the port was tender. I mentioned to the oncologist when I went for my treatment and she immediately sent me for a doppler/ultrasound. It showed I had a clot. I had to give myself a shot in the stomach every day for a week and then took coumidin. Had to get my blood checked every week so that the coumidin could be adjusted. When I had my surgery I was taken off the coumidin a week or ten days before and never had a problem since. I have since had that port taken out -- thought I was finished with chemo. Now I just got a new one put in. Make sure you get a doppler/ultra sound ASAP.
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Kate
Stage IIIC Diagnosed Oct 25, 2005 (age 58)
ER/PR-, HER2+++, grade 3, Ploidy/DNA index: Aneuploid/1.61, S-phase: 24.2%
Neoadjunct chemo: 4 A/C; 4 Taxatore
Bilateral mastectomy June 8, 2006
14 of 26 nodes positive
Herceptin June 22, 2006 - April 20, 2007
Radiation (X35) July 24-September 11, 2006
BRCA1/BRCA2 negative
Stage IV lung mets July 13, 2007 - TCH
Single brain met - August 6, 2007 -CyberKnife
Oct 2007 - clear brain MRI and lung mets shrinking.
March 2008 lung met progression, brain still clear - begin Tykerb/Xeloda/Ixempra
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