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Hi! I'm 7 months out from chemo and while I have plenty of hair now, it's still short and very curly! I'm a poodle head! I had a hair appointment Friday thinking maybe it was finally long enough to straighten, but my hairdresser said it was still too short, come back after Thanksgiving. I really felt like crying, and reminding myself "at least I have hair" wasn't helping. I confess too that I'm afraid once I get my hair grown out & looking like I want, I'll find out I need chemo again. I have a 3-month check after Thanksgiving, so I guess I'll force myself to wait to straighten my hair after I confirm I'm still in remission!
Peace and Blessings!
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Liz
3/05 Initial dx invasive dc 2 cm lump, age 39
lumpectomy & 3 of 5 nodes +, ER+/PR+, Her2+++
alternative chemo 5/05-7/05, rad 8/05-10/05
7/06 dx mets to vertebrae, pelvis & chest lymph nodes
8/06 - 10/06 tamoxifen, herceptin, oophorectomy & zometa
11/06 PET/CT showed continued bone mets, new spot on liver
12/06 began taxotere/herceptin 1x/3 weeks,
2/07 - 2-08 NED!
3/08 progression, start taxol/herceptin weekly, monthly zometa
8/08 start ai & herceptin
12/08 - progression, start weekly navelbine/herceptin thru 6/09 & monthly zometa
7/09 - PET/CT showed improvement in spine, but 2-3 lymph nodes in chest became active
9/09 - 11/09 - weekly abraxane/herceptin
12/09 - PET/CT - chest lymph nodes resolved, progression in spine & pelvis
2/10 - 6/10 - start tykerb/xeloda, progession in spine & pelvis
7/10 - start taxotere/carboplatin/herceptin
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