Taxotere and Carboplatin Side effects

[Hopeful]

Erin,

Thanks, I was just curious, as I am also highly ER+/PR+ Her2+ with stage 1 IDC. I can attest to the high Oncotype score (mine was 42 = 30% recurrance odds), however, I take it with a grain of salt since the Oncotype test results specify that the results are only comparable to someone with the same genetic score who was ER+ and took Tamoxifen alone. Since it has been shown that unopposed Tamoxifen (the treatment for the validation set for this test) has the potential to promote rather than inhibit Her2+ ER+ bc, I think it artificially inflates the score somewhat for those of us in that group. Since I was dx post-menopause, Tamoxifen was never a consideration, and I now take Arimidex.

I wish you the best of luck with your treatment plan, and hope that your remaining chemo treatments go smoothly for you.

Hopeful

[Melinda]

HI Ladies,
Well I went to Atlantic City for the weekend just to have a break before Chemo. While I was there I listened to a MoTown group that sang oldies form the 60, 70,80's. At some point and I dont exactly know why, one of the singers congratulated all of the bald men in the audience. Right after that he congratualted the bald women as a joke but I politely went up and said thank you in advance... I'll be bald in about a month. He shook my hand and smiled. MAybe it was lost on him what I was saying, but you know it felt good being able to admit it.
So tomorrow I am getting my already short hair even shorter. I will probably be the only 54 yr old that looks "punk". Right now people say I resemble Jamie Lee Curtis... lets see what they say after tomorrow!
Thank all of you for posting to my question. I will keep posting and let you know how I am doing.
LEt me know how day 16 goes for you Erin, and all the other days as well. I am about 2 weeks behind you.
Melinda