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I saw the surgeon and have opted to have the port implanted next week. Doing pre-op tomorrow. Now I need to know how long your recovery time was. They say they can actually do my blood work (pre-Procrit) the same day they insert the port! Wow!
I just want to be sure the healing time is not lenghty as I have some traveling I MUST do about 10 days after the port is inserted. The surgeon assured me it would be okay although she offered to postpone it. I am inclinded to GET IT DONE NOW!
Also, where does you port position in relation to bra straps etc? She wanted to put it under the strap of my prosthetic bra. So that the strap "hides" it but I wonder if the strap would irritate it???? I usually wear a camisole, if anything, anyway.
As always, look forward to your wise counsel.
New Shoes, I sent you a private message......
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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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