Re: Update on Paula/Cancer Fightin' Words
Even a couple of neupogen shots may help you out greatly. You have to have 24 to 48 hours between a neupogen shot and chemo but 3 or 4 may do the trick. You can't have neulasta because they last 10 days. This is why that is given if your chemo cycles are 2 to 3 weeks apart. Otherwise, you could ask about a 2 week schedule of which you would get more drug but could have neulasta which will bring you back to GO in 2 weeks time.
Love and hugs to you.
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Kind regards
Becky
Found lump via BSE
Diagnosed 8/04 at age 45
1.9cm tumor, ER+PR-, Her2 3+(rt side)
2 micromets to sentinel node
Stage 2A
left 3mm DCIS - low grade ER+PR+Her2 neg
lumpectomies 9/7/04
4DD AC followed by 4 DD taxol
Used Leukine instead of Neulasta
35 rads on right side only
4/05 started Tamoxifen
Started Herceptin 4 months after last Taxol due to
trial results and 2005 ASCO meeting & recommendations
Oophorectomy 8/05
Started Arimidex 9/05
Finished Herceptin (16 months) 9/06
Arimidex Only
Prolia every 6 months for osteopenia
NED 18 years!
Said Christopher Robin to Pooh: "You must remember this: You're braver than you believe and stronger than you seem and smarter than you think"
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