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I started Herceptin 4 months after my last Taxol (4 DD AC then 4 DD Taxol). Started Arimidex 3 months after Herceptin. I did not notice much except a runny nose until after Arimidex was started. Then my finger and toe nails began to thin and split. My toes did not recover as nicely but I began running again and have "runner's toes" BUT I did not get the cracked toenails (where you lose half the nail) and black toenails prior to cancer. However, I still have a bit of neuropathy left in my toes from Taxol and I think I don't feel as much as I should (and have since purchased new running shoes with a wider toe bed). I attributed the thin nails to Arimidex (or perhaps the combo) as my fingernails are still thinner than before cancer but not as thin as on the combo (but I am also almost 4 yrs older now and had ooph to be fully thrown into menopause).
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Kind regards
Becky
Found lump via BSE
Diagnosed 8/04 at age 45
1.9cm tumor, ER+PR-, Her2 3+(rt side)
2 micromets to sentinel node
Stage 2A
left 3mm DCIS - low grade ER+PR+Her2 neg
lumpectomies 9/7/04
4DD AC followed by 4 DD taxol
Used Leukine instead of Neulasta
35 rads on right side only
4/05 started Tamoxifen
Started Herceptin 4 months after last Taxol due to
trial results and 2005 ASCO meeting & recommendations
Oophorectomy 8/05
Started Arimidex 9/05
Finished Herceptin (16 months) 9/06
Arimidex Only
Prolia every 6 months for osteopenia
NED 18 years!
Said Christopher Robin to Pooh: "You must remember this: You're braver than you believe and stronger than you seem and smarter than you think"
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