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Re: I need hip surgery which STOPS my chemo!
Alice, I would like to think they MRI'd both sides? It took 2 hrs so I hope so...especially since my left one hurts & had numbness and tingling It might of been just the right side of femur & ilium though? I'll sure find out Monday!
Elaine how did your body have a chance to heal from the hip surgery when you started on chemo right away? Chemo destroys all the good cells in the body. I would be at high risk for infection also...but if its possible to do chemo right after surgery I'm sure up for it. Like you said...since I would be stuck in bed anyway...good time to do it. I'm really concerned about waiting any longer to start chemo...it's been too long as is! I'll certainly discuss this with my onc...I just assumed it would not be possible. Her message said something about "pins & screws" versas an entire hip replacement. Hopefully that's a faster recovery and will work as well? (I sure pray the Herceptin is doing it's job till I get on something.)
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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