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Old 10-06-2010, 08:18 PM   #228
Colleens_Husband
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Re: Things you didn't know about me!

I haven't posted for a while because I have been suffering from an extremely rare disease called vitamin B-12 polyneuropathy. It is so rare that the cheap-bunned HMO flew in specialist from San Diego and Seattle. It turns out I am very allergic to vitamin B-12 and if I don't get it, the nerves in my body start dying. It is official, I am now allergic to the whole planet, everything on the planet, and myself as well. So I have been taking immuno-suppresants and then getting vitamin injections directly into my liver. And I used to think taking Flinstone Chewables was bad.

And the worst part of it all is that all the people with real diseases that have cool names think they can kick my butt because is there anything that sounds more sissy than vitamin B-12 polyneuropathy? No, I didn't think so. At least it isn't cancer. I need to thank God for that tender mercy.
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This happened to Colleen:

Diagnosed in September 2007
ER-/PR-/HER2 Neu+++ 2.1 cm x .9 cm spicluted tumor with three fingers, Stage 2B
Sentinal node biopsy and lymph node removal with 3/18 positive in October 2007
4 TAC infusions
lumpectomy March 2008, bad margins
Re-excision on June 3rd, 2008 with clean margins
Fitted for compression sleeve July 16, 2008
Started the first of two TCH infusions August 14, 2008
Done with chemo and now a member of the blue dot club 9/17/08
Starting radiation October 1, 2008
life is still on hold
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