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Rads consult, questions?
I have had some bad luck at my current cancer center so now its time for me to get rads. I decided I would have a consult with my current cancer center...AND a larger cancer center that is further away from me...but I have some problems with my anatomy that will cause problems so I have to be REAL careful about who does what to me. Plus it doesn't hurt to get more then one opinion.
But anyone here that have had Rads already...can you please tell me what are some of the most important questions I should make sure to ask? I know when I first started chemo I didn't know anything and now looking back wish I would of. So I want to cover everything now BEFORE I get down there.
Can anyone give me questions to ask that I would probably not think of since this is all new to me? Any help would be appreciated.
Chelee
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DX: 12-20-05 - Stage IIIA, Her2/Neu, 3+++,Er & Pr weakly positive, 5 of 16 pos nodes.
Rt. MRM on 1-3-06 -- No Rads due to compromised lungs.
Chemo started 2-7-06 -- TCH - - Finished 6-12-06
Finished yr of wkly herceptin 3-19-07
3-15-07 Lt side prophylactic simple mastectomy. -- Ooph 4-05-07
9-21-09 PET/CT "Recurrence" to Rt. axllia, Rt. femur, ilium. Possible Sacrum & liver? Now stage IV.
9-28-09 Loading dose of Herceptin & started Zometa
9-29-09 Power Port Placement
10-24-09 Mass 6.4 x 4.7 cm on Rt. femur head.
11-19-09 RT. Femur surgery - Rod placed
12-7-09 Navelbine added to Herceptin/Zometa.
3-23-10 Ten days of rads to RT femur. Completed.
4-05-10 Quit Navelbine--Herceptin/Zometa alone.
5-4-10 Appt. with Dr. Slamon to see what is next? Waiting on FISH results from femur biopsy.
Results to FISH was unsuccessful--this happens less then 2% of the time.
7-7-10 Recurrence to RT axilla again. Back to UCLA for options.
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