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Re: Zometa
Did your oncologist have a bone mineral density test done after you completed your chemo? Often chemo pushes us into osteopenia or actual osteoporosis. I was given Zometa as my bone mineral test had edged over into osteoporosis. I could tell however that my oncologist was very pleased to be able to give me Zometa as he felt that it would offer yet more protection against bone mets. There is also data out there that suggests Zometa works against breast cancer along different pathways than Herceptin so again another bit of insurance. I suspect that your oncologist is thinking along the same lines as mine. He probably feels he wants to make sure he has attacked this bc on every angle possible to him. All the best, Carolyn
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12/17/08 biopsy after two 6 mos mammo recalls
12/30/08 diagnosed high grade IDC & DCIS ER/PR +, Her2 (+++) post menopausal/age 57
1/15/09 double mastectomy/skin sparing; no evidence of vascular/lymphatic invasion, 8neg/8 nodes (tumor 8.0mm)
2/16/09 given portacath/removed 4/30/10
2/18/09 "surprise" 2.0mm tumor/positive borders~completed 28 rads 10/09.
2/23/09 until 4/19/10~treatments every 3wks (4 Cytoxan + Adriamycin, 4 Taxol + Herceptin, 13 Herceptin alone)
8/09 osteoporosis diagnosis/Zometa 3 yrs of 1x/6 months
Chemo side effects; Deafness, kidney function loss
11/09 began Aromatase Inhibitor (Femara)/Feb2014, stopped Femara early/after 3 mos began Tamoxifen for 8 mos to complete 5 years
11/10 Reconstruction, directly to silicone implants
12/11 nipples by skin graft/Right breast size reduced
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