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Re: new to room
Elaine is right - the best thing to do is live your life and enjoy it fully doing good and healthy things for yourself.
Yes the worry is normal. Cancer diagnosis changes your life. I think the worry takes a smaller part of your energy and thoughts gradually as you go along and you find that you are moving on and living your life.
On reconstruction - I had a mastectomy. I chose not to have reconstruction done. Because I didn't want any more surgery that wasn't necessary that was my primary reason- and also I'd heard from others too that the procedures for recon were more painful and longer recovery than the mast. itself. I wear a prothesis in my bra. It fits well and looks natural. I've been happy with my decision. Now that's just me ---- many people decide to do the reconstruction for various reasons. There's no right or wrong in the decision - it only matters what's right for you.
Wishing you good health. Pam
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Pam
6/01 IBC er+ her2+stage IIIb; mastecomy
7/01 AC, taxol; radiation
2/02 tamoxifen
9/02 stage IV bone mets femara
1/03 taxotere/herceptin/aredia
6/03 herceptin, aredia & faslodex
1/04 navelbine, herceptin, aredia
2/05 herceptin/aredia
7/05 xeloda/herceptin/aredia
3/07 xeloda/tykerb/aredia
5/08 taxol/avastin/aredia
2/09 gemzar/herceptin/zometa
7/09 Taxol/Carbo/Herceptin, zometa
10/09 navelbine/herceptin & zometa
2/10 herceptin & tykerb & zometa
4/10 add xeloda &aromasin
10/10 dx with dermatomyiositis triggered by cancer
11/10 restart herceptin, tykerb, zometa
12/10 surgery-place rod in R femur to stabilize bone
1/11 radiation to R femur - 20 tx
2/11 2nd surgery - rod in Left femur
2/11 tx eribulen -- suspended dx brain mets
3/11 brain mets wbr 20 tx
4/11 halaven; discontine 8/11 not working
8/11 radiation to left femur 20 tx'
8-9/11 rad to lower spine
9/11 abraxane/herceptin/zometa
9/12 xeloda/herceptin/zometa
12/12 ablation of liver
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