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Great idea Bill, I know when I was diagnosised I reasearched everything before I even saw the onc and I already had a treatment plan in my head until I found out I was her2 positive. I am a nurse and the medical side of me has to know everything up front. Not everyone has that foresight. I know while sitting in my chemo chair they would always bring the newbies over to me to talk. It helped me being able to help someone else. Most women have no idea what they are in for when first diagnosised. I now try to talk with all my patients who are newly diagnosised to ease some of their fears. It helps them and is like therapy for me. Let me know how I can help.
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Debbie in North Carolina
Diag 10/2006-high grade invasive ductal carcinoma- mastectomy L breast
2.5 cm tumor ER/PR pos-Her2+++
4 rounds A/C, 4 rounds Taxol
Herceptin every 3 weeks until Jan. 2008
6/18/07 prophylatic mastectomy R breast
8/2007 started aromasin/stopped arimidex (side effects)
12/07 stopped aromasin due to side effects (now what?)
Finished herceptin 1/8/08
started tamoxifen for 2 years then will switch to femera
allergic to tamoxifen started femera 4/2008
June 20, 2008 portacath removed
Learnig to live life to the fullest!
Stopped Femera due to side effects
July 28, 2008 start trial for breast cancer vaccine
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