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Heavy head?
Hi Her-2ers,
I've feeling a little heavy headed for the past couple of weeks and was wondering if this is a symptom or sign of something I should check. I don't have a headache or feel dizzy, just a sense that my head is a little heavy. Sounds strange, but I figured I should ask the group.
Some background: I've had to work very hard the past couple of weeks due to a stolen laptop and lack of a recent back-up. I was going to bed after 1am and waking up at 6-7. Could this be from lack of sleep? Am I just imagining things?
What is the stats on likelihood of brain mets for stage 3? I'll be 5 years out from diagnosis Feb '14.
Thanks!!!
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ER+ (30%)/PR-/HER-2+, stage 3
Diagnosed on 02/18/09 at 38 with a huge 12x10 cm tumor, after a 6 month delay. Told I was too young and had no risk factors. Found swollen node during breastfeeding.
March-August 09: neo-adjuvant chemo, part of a trial at Stanford (4 DD A/C, 4 Taxotere with daily Tykerb), loading dose of Herceptin
08/12/09 - bye bye boobies (bilateral mastectomy)
08/24/09 - path report shows 100 % success in breast tissue (no cancer there, yay!), 98 % success in lymphatic invasion, and even though 11/13 nodes were still positive, > 95 % of the tumor in them was killed. Hoping for the best!
September-October 09: rads with daily Xeloda
02/25/10 - Cholecystectomy
05/27/10 - Bone scan clear
06/14/10 - CT scan clear, ovarian cyst found
07/27/10 - Done with Herceptin!
02/15/11 - MVA-BN HER-2 vaccine trial
03/15/11 - First CA 15-3: 12.7 and normal, yay!
10/01/11 - Bone scan and CT scan clear, fatty liver found
now on Tamoxifen and Aspirin
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