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jaykay · 05-17-2013, 08:04 AM

Hi Robyn,

Glad to hear you are doing well. I just finished #27 out of 28 rads but I think my ro is going to have me do 2 more (just for the hell of it!) to bring me to 30. That is assuming my skin doesn't get any worse over the weekend. What's 2 more days in the grand scheme of things?

My really important question is: Where are my eyebrows? ;-) I didn't lose brows and lashes during chemo but they did thin. They have gotten thinner since completing chemo over the past 2 months. I'm really no good with a pencil. Hate to complain over a minor thing like that, but...

Other than that, hair is growing (never fast enough), stamina is back and I do feel like me before chemo. A little neuropathy in my fingers but Vit B6 has been helping. Have had my herceptin infusions and don't seem to be having any ill effects (probably just jinxed myself)

Glad you are doing well and have a great weekend

Best

Janis

05-17-2013, 08:04 AM	#55
jaykay Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 646	Re: Diagnosed this month Hi Robyn, Glad to hear you are doing well. I just finished #27 out of 28 rads but I think my ro is going to have me do 2 more (just for the hell of it!) to bring me to 30. That is assuming my skin doesn't get any worse over the weekend. What's 2 more days in the grand scheme of things? My really important question is: Where are my eyebrows? ;-) I didn't lose brows and lashes during chemo but they did thin. They have gotten thinner since completing chemo over the past 2 months. I'm really no good with a pencil. Hate to complain over a minor thing like that, but... Other than that, hair is growing (never fast enough), stamina is back and I do feel like me before chemo. A little neuropathy in my fingers but Vit B6 has been helping. Have had my herceptin infusions and don't seem to be having any ill effects (probably just jinxed myself) Glad you are doing well and have a great weekend Best Janis __________________ March, 2000: 48, Post menopausal (5 yrs HRT) Left breast, IDC 3mm/DCIS 1.6cm, ER+/PR-/Her2+++, mod differentiated, MIB low, lumpectomy, node neg via SNB, rads=33 Stage 1a June, 2000: Tamox 4.5 years,Femara for 5 years (end in Jan. 2010) Sept, 2012: 61, Via mamm, ultrasound, biopsy, right breast, 2.3cm tumor, ER+/PR-/Her2+++, poorly diff, KI67 60-70% BRCA 1 and 2 negative October, 2012: Bi Mast with tissue expanders, port placement Final Path: IDC 2.8cm, DCIS, 1/4 sentinal nodes positive (@#$%). Stage IIB Nov 29, 2012: Begin TCH/6x/every 3 wks, H for 1 year/every 3 weeks. March 14, 2013: Finished chemo April 9, 2013: Begin radiation 28x May 22, 2013: Finished rads June 1st, 2013: Started Aromasin for 5 yrs. July 15, 2013: Switched to Letrozole (Femara). Probably for the rest of my life October 16, 2013: Exchange surgery October 31, 2013: Finished Herceptin December 5, 2013: Port removed Glad this year is over!