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Welcome but sorry you have to be here. Whatever chemo on the list that you and your oncologist decide upon you will loose your hair. But don't worry it grows back. I had A/C and Taxatore and lost my hair and it rew back. Upon my recurrence I am now on Taxol and Carboplatin and lost my hair again! No big deal as long as the chemo is working. It's a difficult decision to make ut I'm sure that you and your oncologist will do what's best for your particular situation. Keep us informed. Just make sure that before starting Herceptin that your oncologist orders either a MUGA scan or echocardiogram to check your heart function. Herceptin can affect your LVEF (left entricular ejection factor). Also youhave the test repeated every 3 months while on Herceptin.
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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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