Bloodwork - What do the Oncologists look for?
On Valentine's Day, I was given the gift of having a clean mammo. Both my regular Oncologist and my Surgical Oncologist met with me. Moving forward, they will alternate seeing me every 6 months. I told my Oncologist I was going to have my port flushed one more time as I have scheduled it to be removed mid-March. He gave me three orders to take to the Nurse's stations for bloodwork. Now I wish I had asked what he was checking. I am now comparing myself to an old car that needs a PM every 6 months, but I am wondering what exactly are they checking once you have completed chemo and Herceptin besides the white and red blood counts. I am just curious.
Louise
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- Diagnosis 06/06 - Stage II-A BC; BC was 2.5 cm, grade 2; ER/PR negative & HER-2/neu positive;
- Mastectomy w/ reconstruction (implant) in 09/06;lymph nodes - negative;
- AC/Cytoxin combo - 4 treatments (dose dense);
- Taxol/Herceptin combo- 12 weekly treatments;
- Completed chemo - 2/07; completed restruction 02/07; reduction of left breast.
- BRCA 1 and 2 negative - 6/15/07;DX high risk for distant recurrence
- MRI, 08/02/07 - NED
- 1 year Anniversary - 09/07; completed Herceptin 11/07.
- Mammo 02/14/08 - NED; MRI - 08/2008 - NED
- 2 year Anniversary - 09/08
- Mammo 02/09 - NED; MRI - 08/09 - NED
- 3rd year Anniversary - 09/09
- 5th Annivery - 09/2011 - NED
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