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Old 10-12-2008, 12:38 AM   #13
Chelee
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Suzanne, Your feelings are pretty normal in my opinion. I always get nervous before any type of surgery. I had an ooph last year and let me tell you...it was a piece of cake compared to my MRM and simple mastectomy.

Checked in about two hours before surgery...taken to the OR...next thing you know I was awake and it was all done. I was home in a few hrs afterwards. Had little to no pain at all and was able to eat and everything. I felt pretty darned good all things considered. On day three I was completely back to normal.

I had a laparoscopic ooph also like most woman have. So even though it's easier said then done...try not to worry. Everything will be ok. You hang in there...keeping you in my thoughts and prayers.

Chelee
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DX: 12-20-05 - Stage IIIA, Her2/Neu, 3+++,Er & Pr weakly positive, 5 of 16 pos nodes.
Rt. MRM on 1-3-06 -- No Rads due to compromised lungs.
Chemo started 2-7-06 -- TCH - - Finished 6-12-06
Finished yr of wkly herceptin 3-19-07
3-15-07 Lt side prophylactic simple mastectomy. -- Ooph 4-05-07
9-21-09 PET/CT "Recurrence" to Rt. axllia, Rt. femur, ilium. Possible Sacrum & liver? Now stage IV.
9-28-09 Loading dose of Herceptin & started Zometa
9-29-09 Power Port Placement
10-24-09 Mass 6.4 x 4.7 cm on Rt. femur head.
11-19-09 RT. Femur surgery - Rod placed
12-7-09 Navelbine added to Herceptin/Zometa.
3-23-10 Ten days of rads to RT femur. Completed.
4-05-10 Quit Navelbine--Herceptin/Zometa alone.
5-4-10 Appt. with Dr. Slamon to see what is next? Waiting on FISH results from femur biopsy.
Results to FISH was unsuccessful--this happens less then 2% of the time.
7-7-10 Recurrence to RT axilla again. Back to UCLA for options.
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