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Re: Last TCH tomorrow
Congratualtions - I remember my 6th seemed the easiest - probably a mental thing but it worked for me.
Radiation is definitely easier. An acupuncturist recommended an herbal burn sauve that worked wonders for me. None of the normal creams did much. You can buy it online - SpringWind Herbs - it is the Burn Sauve product. It doesn't smell great but I never blistered. I was scared because the Adria is supposed to make skin sensitive but I did fine. Get it approved by your Radiation Oncologist.
You're on the home stretch.
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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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