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I am in a similar situation. I finished RADS/hyperthermia in November which resulted in 3 wounds. The pain for the deep wound started the first day of hyperthermia....warning sign! At the current time, one wound has closed up, but I'm still dealing with the 2 others. I have been seeing a wound care doctor for 6 months and it's getting better...very slowly, but better. I use Iodosorb and dress it daily. He and I talked about starting hyperbaric oxygen as soon as I get off Doxil. Chemo slows up wound healing as well. He seems to think hyperbarics would really help....he is researching the effects of hyperbarics and cancer and Herceptin, etc. Looks like another daily committment for 4-5 weeks for hyperbaric oxygen, but I am willing to do whatever it takes. I'll keep ya posted....having a PET scan on the 16th....hopefully will discontinue Doxil.
~Barb
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Dx 5/1/07 (age 47), Left IDC
ER less than 5% +, PR -, HER+ FISH 5.4
Lumpectomy 5/07, Quadrantectomy 6/07
AC 7/07 -10/07, Liver mets dx 9/07 (liver bx)
Taxotere/Herceptin 10/07 -12/07
Herceptin only 1/08 - 7/08
Mastectomy 3/08, RADS 4/08 - 5/08
Brain MRI 5/08 clear
Gemzar/Herceptin 7/08-9/08
Lymphedema 8/08
RADS/Hyperthermia 10/08-11/08
Abraxane/Herceptin 12/08-3/09
Doxil/Herceptin 3/09 to 5/09
Xeloda/Tykerb 6/09-10/09
Navelbine/Xeloda/Tykerb 10/09-12/09
Tykerb/Herceptin 1/11/10
Tykerb/Herceptin/Ixempra 2/1/10
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