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Re: Completely off topic but can someone tell me
Just had my first TCH treatment today and one of my questions that I did not get answered was about peptide and retinol use. I have been using some anti-wrinkle products for several years and my skin is great. No one believes that I am 57 years old. I was afraid I would have to stop while on chemo, but this thread has convinced me that i can continue with my tried and true products without fear. Thank you all! Also, down the road, I will have to convince my hairdresser to try a non-amonia haircolor. That is all she uses, but there are some interesting hair colors out there that are more natural. We shall see. I did make her day when I let her cut my hair short for the first time in 20 years shortly before my first surgery. She was SO excited!!! I had been sporting just about the same haircut since high school. She cut it and thinned it and it was a blessing to have much less hair to take care of when I was recovering from ALND. I LOVE having all of you wonderful women as a resource for all of my questions.
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Routine mammo 1/8/10
Ultrasound 1/22/10
Biopsy 2/2/10 - IDC, 2 cm, ER+, PR+, HER2 3+, Grade 3 (8/9)
Liver MRI (for other reason) on 2/12/10 clear - no mets
PET scan 3/5/10 - arm pit lymph nodes "lit up", no other areas of concern other than breast tumor
Lumpectomy 3/10 - tumor and all lymph nodes on left side removed
Pathology report results 3/19 show only 2 of 23 nodes removed were malignant, tumor margins were positive - additional surgery required
Second surgery 3/31/10
Pathology results 4/13/10- all margins clear
Stage 2a bc
Started TCH 4/30/10- finished 8/12/10 (2 more weeks of Herceptin to go)
9/2/10 - started Herceptin every three weeks
PET scan 9/18-10 - all well except shadowy area in lung
Started radiation 9/7/10 - finished 10/21/10
Aromasin started 11/1/10 (hate it!)
PET scan 12/13 area in lung is smaller - probably just inflamation
Aromasin stopped 1/14/11 due to side effects
Currently on AI holiday
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