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Mary Ann: This is my history in a nut shell. The cancer was much worse than what you have - my point...I did well and am still here. Of course, everyone is different Keep a diary with ALL ailments that bother you. Tell you chemo nurse!!!!! She will decide whether you should see the onc that day or if it is something not so important. Your chemo nurse can be your best friend. She can give advise, pamphlets, she handles all medical applications for work and free medications, handicap parking applications and she can give you samples of nausea med's when you can't afford them.
Stage IV Inflammatory BC 1/00
Modified Radical Mastectomy (Left side only) Tram flap reconstruction
42 Lymph nodes removed (Left side) 24 nodes removed, 5 +
Her2+ ER+
Adriomycin Cytoxin Taxol (Chemo) 8 treatments every two weeks
Tamoxifen (daily Hormonal) taken until relapse diagnosed (4 1/5 Years)
Rads 32x
NED - went back to college, changed careers and loving it!
Stage IV Mets to lung/liver/far right nodes 10/4
video-assisted surgery w/pleurodesis
Herceptin (Weekly IV adjunct therapy)
Taxatiere, Carboplaten (chemo - three weeks out of the month)
Femera (Hormonal - Daily)
Lupron (Three month shot Shuts ovaries does)
4/26/05 NED
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