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JillaryJill · 09-23-2013, 07:08 AM

You are normal. This will pass. I was actually depressed because treatment was ending...especially Herceptin. I felt I was cut loose and on my own...only to worry did all of this work for me?Just hold onto the fact that the treatment you recieved has produced amazing results for many of us. You have to find a new normal, because you have been through over a year of doctors, surgery and infusions. To celebrate my last procedure which was getting stitches removed from my replacement surgery...my appointment was in the morning and that afternoon we headed west on a roadtrip to Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico. ( I also treated myself to a pair of handmade Lucchese cowboy boots, which is crazy for me since I am on the frugile side) I booked hotels along the way from my i-phone. I wanted to feel spontaneous again...and it really cleared my head. The trip was great for my husband also, who was my primary caregiver. Treat yourself to something that will relax you and get you in tune with nature!

09-23-2013, 07:08 AM	#3
JillaryJill Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 271	Re: Depressed You are normal. This will pass. I was actually depressed because treatment was ending...especially Herceptin. I felt I was cut loose and on my own...only to worry did all of this work for me?Just hold onto the fact that the treatment you recieved has produced amazing results for many of us. You have to find a new normal, because you have been through over a year of doctors, surgery and infusions. To celebrate my last procedure which was getting stitches removed from my replacement surgery...my appointment was in the morning and that afternoon we headed west on a roadtrip to Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico. ( I also treated myself to a pair of handmade Lucchese cowboy boots, which is crazy for me since I am on the frugile side) I booked hotels along the way from my i-phone. I wanted to feel spontaneous again...and it really cleared my head. The trip was great for my husband also, who was my primary caregiver. Treat yourself to something that will relax you and get you in tune with nature! __________________ DX November 2010 Brain MRI, CT of lung, liver, bone, all clear Double Mastectomy w/expanders December 1, 2010 ER- PR- Her2+++, grade 3, 12 positive nodes out of 15 Stage IIIc Started TCH/Chemo December 31, 2010 6 rounds TCH Herceptin every 3 weeks for a year 33 rounds of TomoTube radiation, to chest wall, neck, skin and lymph area September, 2011, MRI to lower spine, hips, DX bulging disk, L4 & L5, pain not from cancer Expanders removed, implants in Dec 1, 2011 Finished Herceptin, December 21, 2011 August 2012, CT of chest and abdomen, all ok Enrolled in MC1136 Phase I Peptide Vaccine Trial at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota March 2013, First Vaccine April 2013, 2nd Vaccine May 2013, 3rd Vaccine June 2013, 4th Vaccine July 2013, 5th Vaccine August 2013, 6th Vaccine Done! September 2013, Mayo visit, Echo results 68, vaccine did not effect my heart! Blood work normal. January 31, 2013, Mayo visit, Echo normal February 23, 2014, Numb lips on right side, Brain MRI, normal! June, 2015, Finished the trial at Mayo Clinic. Feels good!