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		 I think this qualifies as "don't look a gift horse in the mouth."  Are you exercising more than you were, or have lost weight, or eating healthier - I think any of these things can help your MUGA. 
		
	
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
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				Dx 8/06 Age 43 Stage IIIA multifocal throughout breast, largest tumor 5 cm, grade 3, comedo, ER+PR+HER+++ 
Neoadjuvant A/C 4X Dose Dense 
11/06 Bilateral Mastectomy (no choice on the right, my choice on the left) 
Taxol+Herceptin weekly x12, continuing with Herceptin, finished one year in 12/07 
33 Rads 
Femara for 5+ years, staying on (started with Arimidex, switched after about a month, much happier) 
Abnormal brain MRI shows no cancer, but "extensive white matter diease" - unknown cause 
BRCA negative - lots of cancer in my family 
survivor of thyroid cancer 
also have Crohn's disease 
CT and bone scan say NED as of 5/13 
dx with severe cardiomyopathy 5/12 (likely due to chemo and Herceptin), ejection fraction in low 20's, now up to 40, went to 50, latest read 12/13 is back down to 35 
1/13 Acute pancreatitis - are you kidding me? 
9/13 started Humira for Crohn's. starting to have some energy again 
B12 and Vit D both needed supplementation 
Cataracts in both eyes noted 6/12 - surgery in the next 2-4 years? 
4/14 Kidney stones/blockage/infection - related to Crohn's Disease 
5/14 My aunt passed away - she was diagnosed after I was with Stage I - not Her2+, then Stage 4 for about one year 
6/14 Scans - still NED, thank God. However, broken rib (I didn't notice) lots of bone degeneration osteopenia/osteoporosis. I also still have cardiomyopathy secondary to chemo. 
			 
		
		
		
		
		
		
	
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