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Re: Curcumin
I was on a bunch of supplements and my Onc was fine with everything as long as I did nothing 3 days before and 3 days after. Seemed to be his point of view. He did take note of some of the things I discovered along the way but I'm not sure he is recommending them to others.
- B6/12 shots twice a week during Xeloda - never had an issue with feet or hands.
- DRibose powder daily during Herceptin - muga score went from 70% to 75%.
- Weekly Glutathione IV's during Carbo - limited neuropathy side effects.
- L Glutamine daily after 3rd chemo - stopped muscle cramping.
- Weekly acupuncture - removed nausea
And on another vain note - my hair came in thick, full and a little wavy unlike the majority who have kinky, damaged hair growth initially. I have been told that those of us who take additional nutrition have better luck with a normal hair shaft.
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11/19/10 Identified swollen lymph node
1/24/11 Mammogram showed microcalcifications - no mass
2/4/11 Diagnosed ER/PR- HER2+++
2/23/11 Began TCH protocol every 21 days 6x
5/23/11 Ultrasound of originally diseased lymph node shows normal
7/25/11 Lymph node dissection - 8 of 14 show disease
7/29/11 Double mastectomy with reconstruction (expanders)
8/29/11 Begin follow up chemo - Adriamycin 4 treatments every 2 weeks and Xeloda. Self inject Nupogen shots
1/6/12 6 weeks of Radiation finished
2/13/12 Last Herceptin/remove port
3/27/12 PET/Brain Scan NED :)
8/15/12 Final reconstruction - hello nipples, good bye expanders
9/14/12 Rejected implant/infection. Implant removed
5/6/13 Latissumis Dorsi surgery left side with expander
PS - my photo was taken 5 days after my double mastectomy surgery and 6 weeks after my TCH was completed
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