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DianneS · 11-21-2009, 05:32 PM

Hi Alice,

That's good it went up! I'm happy for you, and keep doing whatever you are doing to keep it going up. Are you exercising, or what?

A MUGA is different from an echocardiogram. One (MUGA) involves dyes and the echo does not. Just so ya know.....I am told an echo is better but I can't remember why the doc told me that. Both tests are good for finding out what the old pumper is up to.

Stay well,
Dianne

11-21-2009, 05:32 PM	#4
DianneS Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 327	Re: Echocardiogram question Hi Alice, That's good it went up! I'm happy for you, and keep doing whatever you are doing to keep it going up. Are you exercising, or what? A MUGA is different from an echocardiogram. One (MUGA) involves dyes and the echo does not. Just so ya know.....I am told an echo is better but I can't remember why the doc told me that. Both tests are good for finding out what the old pumper is up to. Stay well, Dianne __________________ Three years and 5 months NED Dx: Aug 2008 right breast IDC with 50% of tumor DCIS, Stage II or IIA, tumor size: 2.1 cm Grade 3 8/9 Richardson/Bloom test ER+ weakly positive Alred Score: 4 (suggesting I would strongly benefit from hormone therapy) PR-, HER2 positive +++ No vascular invasion No lymph nodes involved Surgery: Sept. 9, 2008 -Modified radical mastectomy, right breast. I chose to have a simple mastectomy on the left. Began Taxotere/Carboplatin/Herceptin November, 2008. Finished T/C March 2009. Finished #16 Herceptin Sept. 09. AI's and Tamoxifen made me sick. Began natural Tamoxifen which is Quercetin, I3C and a combo of other supplements. I am also a DES Daughter. There is now a link between DES exposure in utero and breast cancer!