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Heart function decresed
Hi Ladies,
I recently had a gated heart test as my ejection fraction had dropped on the ECG test and it has come back with a 49%!! I am now not able to finish the last 2 herceptins unless after a break I show some improvement.
My question is does anyone know anything I can be doing to try to help my heart recover the Onc said no but I'm thinking Hawthorn tablets or similiar??
Also and this is of course a big also - does this bode badly for any future use of Herceptin I may need? Of course I am hoping for the best but preparing for the worst this is probably the wrong mind set but I have such small babies - Eddie only turned 1 last week and I find I need to plan contingencies as much as possible!
Any input would be gratefully received
Jenny xx
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Diagnosed Nov '10 IDC whilst pregnant with 2nd child
Her 2 ++ ER/PR + but weak and patchy 50% + 5%
Left mastectomy Dec '10, 6cm tumour 1 of 2 lymph (micro mets)
Clear margins but lymphovasculer invasion
Stage 3a Grade 3
Fec 100 x 3 Jan '11 Taxotere X 3 and Herceptin X 1yr
Staging scans - CT brain & body and bone - May '11 - NED!!
Start Femara - in chemo induced menapause
25 Rads June '11
Dec '11 Menstruation resumed - zoladex inj monthly and Tamoxifen
Feb '12 Back on Femera and Zoladex
March '12 CT brain & body & bone scan all clear
Zometa x2/yearly
April '12 - Oopherectomy
Praying the Herceptin is as good as its hype!!
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