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Re: Anybody else ER+/PR+/HER2+++ BRCA 2 +?
Lnmum,
I don't have triple+ not brca+ but you can read my signature.
I as of today finished my 12th and final chemo tx. I am doing the taxol /herceptin ( or was)
And yes the chemo brain has kicked in!!! It sucks and worries me as I am a nurse and once I am done with all this tx I want to go back to nursing but not able if chemo brain doesn't go away. In a chit chat with my oncologist she says it should and may take a 2-3 months to completely recover from it. I also have a little bit of neuropathy . As for the taxol my onco has said around round 9 I have gotten most of what I need the rest is just like icing on the cake! ( she was concerned about the neuropathy ) my response " Well I like icing on the cake it's the best part!". Again I didn't come this far and fight this hard to stop. Chemo brain/ neuropathy nope nope I rather tolerate that then have but what ifs. Take it week by week and know it will go away. Ofcourse easier said then done. And in my case my youngest is 17 and I am on disability so it's a bit easier for me to accept the chemo brain.
Best wishes with your choices.
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]11/13 Dx IDC left breast
11/19/2013 Inflammatory Breast Cancer stage 3c grade 2 Er- Pr- her2+++
Node involvement suspected based on CT
12/13 port placed
12/13 neoadjuvant DD AC xs 4 rounds started
02/14 taxol/herceptin started every week xs 12 rounds
Herceptin for 1 year
Ki67=23%
BRCA1&2 negative
5/06/14 last round taxol/herceptin. Chemo done!!!
5/07/14 clear CT scan
6/11/14 Bilateral Mastectomy Done
6/15/14 8mm tumor post chemo. Removed by bmx
6/15/14 lymph nodes 0/9
6/15/14 officially Cancer Free
7/11/14 emergency surgery to left breast . Wound refused to heal and broke open. New TE placed
7/28/14 emergency medical procedure now to right breast( post op 6 weeks mastectomy ) wound opens.
8/25/14 - 10/07/14 Radiation
11/24/14 CT of Brain clear
01/23/15 One year Herceptin Complete
02/04/15 Diep done
5/01/15 1 year Ct scan- mass in thymus
6/23/15 repeat CT mass in thymus still present
6/30/15 biopsy thymus 7/03/15 mass Benign! Diagnoses Thymic hyperplasia rebound ( chemo at fault, no long term health effects)
7/08/15 phase 2 diep
11/23/15 phase 2b ( reconstructive surgery with lipo)
03/05/18 Vinnie Myer 3 D nipple tattoos complete.
11/19/2018 5 years since Dx of IBC stage 3c remain NED.
11/19/21- 8 years today I officially remain NED and in 12 days I will be having a lymphnode transfer to help decrease some mild lymphedema! Still working, living life and soon to see a day I thought never would happen and that’s becoming a grandparent June 22nd.
11/19/2023 - 10 years since diagnosis and I remain NED
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