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Old 06-29-2008, 10:08 PM   #8
harrie
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Sherry, I don't think you are over-reacting. I had an issue with the oncologist who administered my chemo. When I finally went in to see him right after our "episode" of communication from h-- which was the following Mon after a weekend of thinking about it, I just started out by telling him I meant no disrespect, but I laid it out as to what I wanted and why. The issue was the dosage of chemo he was going to give me. My gut feeling was that he had issues and he became very defensive at our encounter. In our followup conversation, he was much more open and relaxed and ended up agreeing to what I wanted. He actually apologized to me for our encounter saying the he prob just was having a bad day.

Jean, do you have an MRI done routinely for any other area in your body besides your breast?

Maryanne
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1993: right side DCIS, lumpectomy, rads
1999: left side DCIS, lumpectomy, rads, tamoxifen

2006:
BRCA 2 positive
Stage I, invasive DCIS (6mm x 5mm)
Grade: intermediate
sentinal node biopsy: neg
HER2/neu amplified 4.7
ER+/PR+
TOPO II neg
Oncotype dx 20
Bilat mastectomy with DIEP flap reconstruction
oophorectomy

2007:
6 cycles TCH (taxotere, carboplatin, herceptin)
finished 1 yr herceptin 05/07
Arimidex, stopped after almost 1 yr
Femara
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