1st round of chemo tomorrow (Perjetta/Herception and friends)
Going in for my first round of chemo tomorrow. Didn't expect to be there all day, but they said 9-3:00. Having my mom bring me lunch and I know I have a private room, but don't know what to expect at all!
Any suggestions/comments/advice? Doctor has had me on B-complex vitamins (we are hoping to ward off any peripheral neuropathy - I am a dentist, so that would be bad news), Dexamethasone today, tomorrow, and next day. Anti-nausea meds prn. Does anyone think a little xanax and/or ibuprofen would be beneficial?
Thanks so much!!
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1/17/14 Day after 44th b-day, Got dx of 2 malignancies Rt breast; ER/PgR- HER2+
1/21/14 Biopsy of spot on left; normal
1/28/14 PET scan - CLEAR!
1/29/14 BRCA normal!
1/31/14 Sentinel node biopsy
2/5/14 Nodes are CLEAR! Stage I/IIa, N0, M0
2/13/14 Start Chemo, 6 rounds for 18 weeks prior to surgery
2/28/14 Port placed
3/6/14 Chemo Round 2
3/27/14 Chemo Round 3 (halfway done!)
4/11/14 u/s shows 2cm tumor about 2x5mm now!
4/17/14 Chemo Round 4
5/8/14 Chemo Round 5 and Daughter's Birthday :)
5/27/14 Last Chemo Party - Round 6
6/17 14 Herceptin only until next Feb.
6/20/14 BMX/Immediate reconstruction DONE
6/30/14 Path report back...NED!
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