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Re: surgery complications - or what?
Pam,
I remember when I was layed up with my femur surgery, I was blaming my spelling errors and everything on the small netbook my DH brought to me. But Shelia busted me and asked If I was sure it really wasn't the pain meds they had me on? lol (Naww..couldn't of been that.) 
I hope they have given you something to control the diarrhea? Are you going to be able to avoid a transfusion? (I tried to avoid it...but they insisted.) I'm going to assume you have gotten no answers yet as to why the blood in your stool? With the holidays I'm sure things are running slower then normal. I still can't help but wonder how hard the Tykerb is on you right now after such a serious surgery? It would hinder your healing I would think? (It's always something in cancerland.) Hang in there Pam..continued prayers for a speedy recovery.
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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