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Whew, the year has gone by so fast, so I'll try to remember...
Original diagnosis: stage 3b infiltrating ductal carcinoma, all scans to rule out mets (head MRI, CT scan of abdomen / chest, bone scan, ultrasound)
Neoadjuvant: saw nurse practitioner at every chemo; onc every 3 weeks.
Chemo: 4x dose-dense A/C; 12x weekly Taxol; Herceptin started w/ Taxol
Post-chemo: Herceptin, originally intended for a year only and Femara; see NP & onc every 3 months
Recurrence to brain mets: stopped Femara & switched to Faslodex; Herceptin indefinitely; head MRI every 3 months; body scan (either CT or PET) every 3 to 6 months; visit NP & onc every 3 weeks
Cancer Team: onc, NP, breast surgeon, rad onc, ob/gyn - they are all centralized in one clinic (saves me a LOT of phone calls!); my paperwork & test results circulate everywhere all the time; they even have their own staff psychologist there
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