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Re: Herceptin/MUGA Scan
I have found over and over again when I go to the chemo lab that women with the same diagnosis/age as me but a different onc have different treatments. It bothered me at first but I came to realize there are many ways to skin a cat. I will not have a MUGA at the end of my Herceptin treatment and will not worry at all about it. My MUGA scores went down but then recovered while still on Herceptin. Others I know had such things problems as enlarged hearts from Herceptin and they did not have a final MUGA because as soon as we are off Herceptin the heart recovers and returns to whatever is normal for you. Don't worry about this at all. You have done well so put it behind you.
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12/17/08 biopsy after two 6 mos mammo recalls
12/30/08 diagnosed high grade IDC & DCIS ER/PR +, Her2 (+++) post menopausal/age 57
1/15/09 double mastectomy/skin sparing; no evidence of vascular/lymphatic invasion, 8neg/8 nodes (tumor 8.0mm)
2/16/09 given portacath/removed 4/30/10
2/18/09 "surprise" 2.0mm tumor/positive borders~completed 28 rads 10/09.
2/23/09 until 4/19/10~treatments every 3wks (4 Cytoxan + Adriamycin, 4 Taxol + Herceptin, 13 Herceptin alone)
8/09 osteoporosis diagnosis/Zometa 3 yrs of 1x/6 months
Chemo side effects; Deafness, kidney function loss
11/09 began Aromatase Inhibitor (Femara)/Feb2014, stopped Femara early/after 3 mos began Tamoxifen for 8 mos to complete 5 years
11/10 Reconstruction, directly to silicone implants
12/11 nipples by skin graft/Right breast size reduced
I have heard there are troubles of more than one kind
Some come from ahead and some come from behind.
But I've bought a big bat. I'm all ready you see.
Now my troubles are going to have trouble with me!
Dr. Seuss
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