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Hi there,
I hope that I can make a few people feel better. Although ANY persistent pain should always be investigated by a doctor, I did have a pretty recent bout with abdominal pain and pain that radiated around my ribs to the area around my right shoulder blade. It turned out to be my gallbladder and some other digestive issues. The pain got progressively worse and I even started running a fever. I was SURE that it was my liver, and was scared to death. My doc told me that it is very common to have issues after chemo.
Please do check out any pain that does not go away in a reasonable amount of time, but try not to assume that it is always "the worst". Hee Hee- ANYTHING seems like nothing now as long as its not cancer. They could tell me I have aliens growing inside of me, and it wouldn't bother me!
Love, Kelly
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dx'd 05/06, 37 years old
er/pr-, Her2+, grade 3
double mastectomy, immediate reconstruction- implants
Stage 2b, 2 tumors- 2.2 cm and 0.6 cm, 3/5 + nodes
all scans clear
genetic testing- negative
06/06 began dd A/C x 4, 12 weekly Taxols w/ Herceptin
30 rads
Herceptin weekly x 1 year
Herceptin completed 08/07
Port removed 12/26/07 MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!
05/17/08 Two year anniversary NED
"We gain strength, courage, and confidence by each experience in which we really stop to look fear in the face... you must do the thing that you think you cannot do."
-Eleanor Roosevelt
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