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Re: It's official
Welcome - I worked with a Naturopath throughout my first 6 TCH and an Acupuncturist throughout my last 4 A/X. Both made things much easier for me. For the constipation I drank "Smooth Move" tea from the Health Food store - worked for me. And I had weekly B12 shots and a weekly glutathione IV which is shown to offset chances of neuropathy. The Oncology Review has quite a few studies. You are in the terrifying part of the journey - the unknown. You will get through this, just take it a day at a time. And I always iced my fingernails and toenails during the treatments. It made me feel like I had some control and my nails were great throughout.
You will make it through this - reach out to the folks on this website - they have so much knowledge and experience and such a positive outlook. They will give you hope when you run out.
Blessings to You.
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11/19/10 Identified swollen lymph node
1/24/11 Mammogram showed microcalcifications - no mass
2/4/11 Diagnosed ER/PR- HER2+++
2/23/11 Began TCH protocol every 21 days 6x
5/23/11 Ultrasound of originally diseased lymph node shows normal
7/25/11 Lymph node dissection - 8 of 14 show disease
7/29/11 Double mastectomy with reconstruction (expanders)
8/29/11 Begin follow up chemo - Adriamycin 4 treatments every 2 weeks and Xeloda. Self inject Nupogen shots
1/6/12 6 weeks of Radiation finished
2/13/12 Last Herceptin/remove port
3/27/12 PET/Brain Scan NED :)
8/15/12 Final reconstruction - hello nipples, good bye expanders
9/14/12 Rejected implant/infection. Implant removed
5/6/13 Latissumis Dorsi surgery left side with expander
PS - my photo was taken 5 days after my double mastectomy surgery and 6 weeks after my TCH was completed
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