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Becky, I was 48 when this all started and yes I was still having my cycles. Now they were getting LIGHT, and I did notice I missed maybe two cycles that year. But I still had one about every 28 days. However I do feel I was getting close to menopause. But it did stop the minute they started me on chemo and herceptin. So I have to agree with that other cancer center I went too..it would seen I WAS perimenopausal.
I noticed you got your blood work done on this too. My onc doc never brings it up? She WILL now. lol I am going to be more then prepared. My onc is so dead set on femara? Yet the other place mentioned tamox and even Lupron shots if necessary.
Thanks for all the great information Becky...much appreciated. I had no idea just how much of this I did NOT know. You guys are way ahead of me. This is serious business so I want and need to be prepared. You guys have been a big help.
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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