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BonnieR · 10-10-2010, 06:51 PM

great. This makes me more annoyed than ever about an IV that was placed in my affected arm despite a BIG note on my chart, signs in my room and the "do not use this arm" bracelet that I was wearing at the time. This was while I was unconscious during my recent episode of unnecessary lung surgery that turned out to be benign!

10-10-2010, 06:51 PM	#7
BonnieR Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,210	Re: ASCO Breast--lymphedema news--not so good great. This makes me more annoyed than ever about an IV that was placed in my affected arm despite a BIG note on my chart, signs in my room and the "do not use this arm" bracelet that I was wearing at the time. This was while I was unconscious during my recent episode of unnecessary lung surgery that turned out to be benign! __________________ Bonnie Post menopause May 2007 Core biopsy, Rt breast ER+, Pr-, HER2 +++, Grade 3 Ki-67: 90% "suspicious area" left breast Bilateral mastectomy, (NED on left) May 2007 Sentinel Node Neg Stage 1, DCIS with microinvasion, 3 mm, mostly removed during the biopsy.... Femara (discontinued 7/07) Resumed 10/07 OncoType score 36 (July 07) Began THC 7/26/07 (d/c taxol and carboplatin 10/07) Began Herceptin alone 10/07 Finished Herceptin July /08 D/C Femara 4/10 (joint pain/trigger thumb!) 5/10 mistakenly dx with lung cancer. Middle rt lobe removed! Aromasin started 5/10