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Old 04-25-2010, 12:49 PM   #9
vlcarr
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Re: Been in the hospital - so glad to be home

Thanks everyone. Glad they did the scan and found it. I'm feeling better but just no energy. This also made me realize to pay attention to my body.

I think I had this for a week but I just kept blaming the bad fatigue on radiation. I think the pneumonia was playing a role in that too.

Having cancer makes me chalk up all pain, fatigue, etc on that and sometimes there is something else going on. I'm not the type to complain about every little thing--I get tired of hearing myself so feel like other people don't want to hear it either.......

But, from now on I'm not going to worry about it. I'm going to contact the doc, but I think they would have blamed this on rads too. Good thing we get temps when something is wrong but that doesn't apply to everything........
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Vicky
Age 47, TN, Diagnosed 05/09
Her2+, ER/PR-, Stage III, 2 tumors = 1 8cm tumor
Grade 3
Sentinel Node Biopsy-speck present in 1 node
Completed 3 month clinical trial of weekly Herceptin and 1000mg Tykerb daily
Tumor no longer present
Right mastectomy and lymph node removal 09/25/09
No cancer present at time of surgery, none in lymph nodes
Start TCH 10/15, every 3 weeks for 4 months followed by radiation
Finished chemo 01/28/10-YEAH!
Herceptin every 3 wks until end of June
Radiation begins 03/01, 6 1/2 weeks
Radiation complete--Yeah!!
Developed lymphedema after radiation
In hospital for 4 days with pneumonia:(
Herceptin done! 06/24/10
Port Removed 07/08/10
Still in PT for lymphedema and mobility issues
DIEP Reconstruction 05/11
I can be changed by what happens to me, but I refuse to be reduced by it~~Maya Angelou
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