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Carbo
Hello Lida,
I agree with everybody else. I'm also on TCH (last one this Friday). Carboplatin gives me a metallic taste in my mouth, constipation I take Senekot for the morning of my treatment and for a couple days after, heartburn, low platelets for about a week, then they bounce back up. I haven't really been nausious (blessing) and a few days after my treatments I've been pretty much back to normal. My naturopath prescribed L-Glutamine for sores in the mouth and digestive issues. It's a powder you mix in water, swish your mouth out and drink. Works well. I also get dry mouth so I got Tom's of Maine dry mouth toothpaste with xylitol and my dentist gave me a mouth spray with that in it, too. Brush and floss often. I had to have a root canal yesterday! Of course I lost my hair, most, not quite all.
The best part is the treatment is working for me, and I have great confidence and hope for my future!
Love, Celeste
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"Dancers Against Cancer" in the Eugene, OR Komen Race for the Cure 2010
Diagnosed 8/7/08 with stage 3 invasive ductal carcinoma, micropapillary pattern, Her2 3+, ER+,PR-, grade II, positive lymph nodes.
Received 6doses of Taxotere, Carboplatin with Herceptin continuing for a year...DONE.
1/28/09 Left Modified Radical Mastectomy, Right Simple Mastectomy.
Surgery pathology: No invasive carcinoma present and 17 lymph nodes removed all negative! Only small amount of carcinoma in situ in left breast.
March/April '09, Radiation to left chest wall.
Currently involved in Neratinib clinical trial.
"Well being I won
and wisdom too,
I grew and joyed in my growth;
from a word to a word
I was led to a word
from a deed to another deed." (Odin)
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