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Recovery after Oophorectomy
I'm scheduled for an oophorectomy this week, and I was wondering what I can expect in terms of recovery. How long before I'm up to chasing after my kids again?
I'm also entering a T-DM1 trial in Toronto. It's comparing T-DM1 with Tykerb/Xeloda. I don't know which arm I am in yet, and treatment likely won't start until Sept. I have been NED since Jan/08, but I've had a reoccurance in the lymph nodes under my left arm. Still clear in my liver, as far as I know, and clear everywhere else. I had a consult with the doctor heading up the trial, and he felt just treating with ooph and AI wouldn't be enough, and I've heard such good things about T-DM1 from everyone here, that I want to jump on this. Still bit nervous about after-effects of the ooph, and still upset that I'm no longer NED...
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diagnosed April, 2007, age 36 - stage IV, mets to liver; ER+ (slightly), PR-, HER2+
MRM April 26, 2007
started chemo May 25, 2007 - Taxotere and Herceptin
finished chemo Oct 2007, continue on Herceptin for life, also on Tamoxifen
MRI in Jan 2008 shows no evidence of cancer in liver - NED!!
recurrence in left axilla nodes April 2010
now highly ER+, still HER2+
oophorectomy July 2010
start TDM1 (Emilia) trial Sept 2010
it's working!! can still palpate small node in axilla, but remain NED everywhere else
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