I am thinking that more research goes into understanding what does/does not work while treatment is occurring than what happens afterwords. [If someone on this site said this already, please take credit.] Fullobeans, I wouldn't be surprised if this were related to treatment in some way. Face recognition is complex. I will share more later but am finding a number of apparent cognitive problems post treatment (AC+T) and possibly related to Herceptin (I hope not and doubt it). It's rough on the body/brain I think to be "poisoned" by chemotherapy which has as its primary purpose to kill anything that looks like cancer while not killing the patient. I should know more (will share more) after some additional testing here.
Difficulty with face recognition sounds frustrating.
Melanie
Actually, this might be interesting:
http://www.oncolink.org/conferences/...ss=270&id=1805
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Diagnosed: 7/13/07 (or 7/7/07)
Surgery: 8/15/07 Modified Radical One Side with Lymph Node Dissection
Pathology Report: ER/PR-, HER2+ with FISH at 8.4 copies, Grade 3, Stage IIIa, 3.2 cm tumor plus 4/19 positive lymph nodes
Portacath: 9/7/07
Chemo: 9/14/07 with AC (every three weeks) for four rounds
Physical Therapy for ROM Loss / "Cording" (but not Lymphodema)
Taxol + Herceptin weekly (started 12/2007 with 8 of 12 Taxol)
Radiation: (28 rads from 3/07 to 4/07)
Reconstruction (silicone implant)
Herceptin done (10/08)
Cognitive Remediation (11/08 - 12/08)
Lymphedema Diagnosed 5/10/10 (almost 3 years post cancer diagnosis)
Lymphedema Rehab 9/10/10 - 11/10/10
Six years NED...7/7/2013!
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