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Christy, This really is interesting to me. I am not sure what the hard corded vein like things are? But I would love to know for sure what they are now that its been brought up. I had never heard anyone else experience this until Jean posted about it.
I don't think mine is phlebitis? But I wouldn't swear on anything at this point. Mine is exactly like you said in lenght though. About a inch & a half. Now neither of mine hurt at all. You said yours was painful. I had no pain in mine...thats what made me really curious about it. It is just a hard looking vein that appears out of no where. I can't move mine either.
The two I did find were both at the bend of my arm on each side. One right under my port as you mentioned. But I do get my port flushed oftened. I do weekly herceptin and my infusion nurse is great and flushes it really well.
I wonder how many other women have seen these corded veins in their arms or other places on their body? I know when I see my onc doc and my infusion nurse I am going to start asking all of them about this.
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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