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Old 03-02-2006, 04:35 PM   #12
madubois63
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I am on my second port. The first one was placed by my breast surgeon and didn't last too long before it started to flip. Glad the surgeon did a better job on the mastectomy than he did the port. The second port was put in by my thoracic surgeon and he did a meticulous/fabulous job. He took a sonogram just prior to surgery to find the best position. This port has been used several times each week for 17 months now and (knock wood) has been amazing. I personally think it was the surgeon and not the actual devise that made the difference....

The fish oil sounds promising. I have been taking it for about a month or so and have to say - they have been having a better luck sticking me lately....
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Stage IV Inflammatory BC 1/00
Mod Rad Mastectomy 24nod/5+
Adriomycin Cytoxin Taxol
Tamoxifen 4 1/2 yrs
Radiation - 32 x
Metastatic BC lung/liver 10/04
thorocentesis 2x - pleurodesis
Herceptin Taxatiere Carbo
Femera/Lupron
BC NED 4/05
chemo induced Acute Myeloid Leukemia 5/06
Induction/consolidation chemo
bone marrow transplant - 11/3/06
Severe Host vs Graft Disease of liver
BC mets to lung 11/07
Fasoladex Herceptin Zometa Xeloda
GVHD/Iron overload to liver
Avascular Necrosis/morphine pump 10/10
metastatic brain tumor
steriotactic radiosurgery
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