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Hi Kate,
I had my hemoglobin drop below 9 a few times. My onc told me to take iron pills with at least 325 mg of ferrous sulfate, twice daily. I bought the Nature Made brand. I also ate a ton of veggies & fruits. After making those changes, I was able to achieve a hemoglobin of 11 and stayed there all through chemo. In addition, he had me getting neupogen shots for six days after each chemo.
Hope that helps.
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DX 02/01/07
2.5 cm, Er/Pr-, Her2+++
18/20 Nodes
03/07 CT & Bone scan - Clear
AC x 4, Taxol x 4, Added Herceptin
Radiation until 09/07
Herceptin every 3 weeks until 06/08
01/10/08 local recurrence -IBC
01/28/08 CT & Brain MRI - clear
02/08 - Navelbine & Herceptin
05/08 -MRM
05/08 - Gemzar & Herceptin - didn't work
09/08 - Hyperthermia rads
03/09 - Tykerb/Xeloda
05/10 - Tram flap to fix wound
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