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Re: Lani...biofilms and ports?
No wonder my port got infected so quickly after it was installed - I have a large scar as my "badge of courage" - and my onc's nurse insisted that it was extremely dangerous to infuse Navelbine directly in my veins in my arm - but she ended up having no choice anyway (my veins survived - but first I switched onc's because I just lost trust and confidence in my original onc mostly due to that nurse practitioner.
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Kathy
2/5/08 - dx age 53, post-menopausal;
IDC Stage 1, Grade 1
ER+ 90% /PR+ 90% /Her2++++, BRAC1 & 2 neg
3/5/08 - mast with muscle-sparing free tram;
0/7 nodes clear; Stage 1 lymphedema in right arm
3/11/08 - MRSA infection in abdomen causes large hernia
4/11/08 - Oncotype DX score 22 (intermediate)
4/12/08 - Muga score 67%
4/23/08 - Chemo, Navelbine and Herceptin every 2 weeks
8/20/08 - Last Navelbine infusion! Yay!
1/22/09 - First mammo since dx - unaffected breast CLEAR!
1/30/09 - Second Muga score 63%
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