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My oncologist surprised me today by deciding that I had enough chemo with the 4 doses of THC that I have completed. She had always said the number of doses was a bit arbitrary in my case, and might only be 4, since we were not after an actual tumor. And she did not want the side effects to outweigh the benefits. I was getting neuropathy, for one thing. And some low blood counts and terrible fatigue
. I will continue on Herceptin for the year. Am needing a port to be installed and now weekly lab work and Procrit.
But the heavy duty stuff is done! I feel ambivilant. There was a time when it was thought I did not require ANY chemo, then it was decided just Herceptin, then we went to THC, now time to back off!!! I am thrilled but still shocked. This requires time to absorb!!
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Bonnie
Post menopause
May 2007 Core biopsy, Rt breast
ER+, Pr-, HER2 +++, Grade 3
Ki-67: 90%
"suspicious area" left breast
Bilateral mastectomy, (NED on left) May 2007
Sentinel Node Neg
Stage 1, DCIS with microinvasion, 3 mm, mostly removed during the biopsy....
Femara (discontinued 7/07) Resumed 10/07
OncoType score 36 (July 07)
Began THC 7/26/07 (d/c taxol and carboplatin 10/07)
Began Herceptin alone 10/07
Finished Herceptin July /08
D/C Femara 4/10 (joint pain/trigger thumb!)
5/10 mistakenly dx with lung cancer. Middle rt lobe removed!
Aromasin started 5/10
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