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Re: bisphosphonates tied to stroke in cancer patients
This is very concerning to me because it was after I started on Zometa that I started having this very mild heart flutter that comes and goes. It's is mild like I said...but just enough to really grab my attention when it happens. It's like a light irregular beating...and I seriously did notice it not long after Zometa...but I had also started on Navelbine...so it's hard to say for sure? With all these drugs we put in our bodies it's hard to pinpoint which one did what? I'm going to bring this up to my onc at my next appt...and schedule an appt with my Cardio doc. I've been off the Zometa since I saw Dr. Hurvitz...we noticed calcifations in my mouth and she said to stop the Zometa for now. Since I'm stage IV with bone mets I really wanted to stay on Zometa...but it's not looking good for me.
As always...thanks for posting this Lani.
Chelee
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DX: 12-20-05 - Stage IIIA, Her2/Neu, 3+++,Er & Pr weakly positive, 5 of 16 pos nodes.
Rt. MRM on 1-3-06 -- No Rads due to compromised lungs.
Chemo started 2-7-06 -- TCH - - Finished 6-12-06
Finished yr of wkly herceptin 3-19-07
3-15-07 Lt side prophylactic simple mastectomy. -- Ooph 4-05-07
9-21-09 PET/CT "Recurrence" to Rt. axllia, Rt. femur, ilium. Possible Sacrum & liver? Now stage IV.
9-28-09 Loading dose of Herceptin & started Zometa
9-29-09 Power Port Placement
10-24-09 Mass 6.4 x 4.7 cm on Rt. femur head.
11-19-09 RT. Femur surgery - Rod placed
12-7-09 Navelbine added to Herceptin/Zometa.
3-23-10 Ten days of rads to RT femur. Completed.
4-05-10 Quit Navelbine--Herceptin/Zometa alone.
5-4-10 Appt. with Dr. Slamon to see what is next? Waiting on FISH results from femur biopsy.
Results to FISH was unsuccessful--this happens less then 2% of the time.
7-7-10 Recurrence to RT axilla again. Back to UCLA for options.
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