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Hi Patty,
I am presently taking Herceptin, along with Taxotere and Carboplatin. I've had 2 treatments so far and I've went thru the same things as Lyle has. I didn't have the infusions this week, but today I kinda think I should have. I just woke up from sleeping 20 hours and I still feel like hell.
3 months for the taste buds to come back????? My one joy in life is eating and it takes 3 months to get the taste back????? Now I'm really going to pout. I haven't had much appetite since starting chemo, but the few times that I've been really hungry for something I take one bite and can't taste it!
I think that scientists need to work on having chemo treatment making everything taste like chocolate or pumpkin pie. Maybe people wouldn't complain so much. I know that I would certainly be in a better mood,LOL
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Diagnosis and Treatment: DX 12/07/07
Male Diagnosed with DCIS at age 39
Mastectomy on right breast
Tumor Stage pt1b NO MO
DCIS Tumor size 1.5 x 1.x .6cm
Infiltration tumor size .25X.17 cm
Bloom-Richardson Grade 3(score 8)
Nuclear Grade 3 with comedo necrosis
Estrogen+/Progestrone+/HER-2/Neu +++
FISH ratio 4.31
Lymph node removal scheduled 1/07/08
17 nodes tested and all negative 1/08/08
Started Tamoxifin 1/29/08
Oncotype DX score 52 (off the charts, according to my onc!!!)
Starting TCH 3/14/08
BRCA I Positive BRCA II Negative
Finished TC 6/27/08 continue Herceptin
8/1/08 Herceptin stopped due to low Muga score
Mastectomy on left breast 11/10/08
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