This thread has provided so much information - everything I wanted to know and needed to ask my doctor about in the next few days.
Since I am going to have my 3rd breast [cancer?] surgery - April 2nd - to remove a lump in the r. underarm/chest scar line, I am definitely going to (1) ask my surgeon tomorrow if I need to stop tamoxifen right now to prevent blood clot; (2) ask my surgeon if I could have a liver function test, protein (AFP) test, and an ultrasound for the liver; (3) ask the medical oncologist if I should switch to Arimadex after (4) (if I should take lupron or remove ovaries) confirming post menopausal status - haven't had the monthly stuff since a couple of months after starting chemo in late summer of 2003. (Never could quite distinguish/recognize post menopausal symptoms because of my very 'disturbed' brain.)
I will have my pre-operation assessment Wednesday morning - hopefully the echocardiogram will have good result - had to stop Herceptin in 2007 after just 22 weeks due to decreased MUGA score. (would it help if I start 'walking' hard next two days?)
I will start another thread 'solicitating' prayers on April Fool's (Ha! Ha!) just before the surgery date - could you believe I was scheduled to have it done on April 2nd? I wondered if there's surgery scheduled on April 1st at all. (might not be safe?
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http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2011/06/doctors-letter-patient-newly-diagnosed-cancer.html
http://www.asco.org/ASCOv2/MultiMedi...=114&trackID=2
NICU 4.4 LB
Erythema Nodosum 85
Life-long Central Neurocytoma 4x5x6.5 cm 23 hrs 62090 semi-coma 10 d PT OT ST 30 d
3 Infertility tmts 99 > 3 u. fibroids > Pills
CN 3 GKRS 52301
IDC 1.2 cm Her2 +++ ER 5% R. Lmptmy SLNB+1 71703 6 FEC 33 R Tamoxifen
Recc IIB 2.5 cm Bi-L Mast 61407 2/9 nds PET
6 TCH Cellulitis - Lymphedema - compression sleeve & glove
H w x 4 MUGA 51 D, J 49 M
Diastasis recti
Tamoxifen B. scan
Irrtbl bowel 1'09
Colonoscopy 313
BRCA1 V1247I
hptc hemangioma
Vertigo
GI - > yogurt
hysterectomy/oophorectomy 011410
Exemestane 25 mg tab 102912 ~ 101016 stopped due to r. hip/l.thigh pain after long walk
DEXA 1/13
1-2016 lesions in liver largest 9mm & 1.3 cm onco. says not cancer.
3-11 Appendectomy - visually O.K., a lot of puss. Final path result - not cancer.
Start Vitamin D3 and Calcium supplement （600mg x2)
10-10 Stopped Exemestane due to r. hip/l.thigh pain OKed by Onco 11-08-2016
7-23-2018 9 mm groundglass nodule within the right lower lobe with indolent behavior. Due to possible adenocarcinoma, Recommend annual surveilence.
7-10-2019 CT to check lung nodule.
1-10-2020 8mm stable nodule on R Lung, two 6mm new ones on L Lung, a possible lymph node involvement in inter fissule.
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