HER2+, ER+, PR+ and are taking Tamoxifen.

[katcdale@yahoo.com]

I agree with HERCEPTIN being the Culprit of PAIN.......and it lasts longer than 3 mere months...after taking it....looking at it's long-term effect.
IF you took it for a year and possibly longer than 1 yr... as I did..you may also be hurting all over, or have HEART damage, or you may likely have a side affect within or in the next 15 years. This AFTER-CHEMO stage is 10X's worse than during treatments. It's when every cell in your body has been blown to
hell-o... !!!
Yes, we are victims of a WAR on Cancer.
Is there really a reasonable use in these unknown weapons which were fast tracked in the first place??? DID anyone question their long term consequences?? Have you noticed the new terms that seem to appear?
There's= chemo-brain, long-term effects, lasting effects,....
It's like these new words are a cover-up for any damage done to prevent a law suit....
Then, the maker(S) saying it was the Adriamycin.!! THAT "A." drug is/was the main culprit of any problems in combination with this and that. Just trying to lead all away from "THEIR MISTAKE(S)."
I think some researchers get Money for Nothing when they say they are looking for THE /A Cure for Cancer. When has an MD or an Oncologist ever said to you there is a CURE for Cancer ??
How long have they been looking??
How much money has been spent??
What kind of research is truly worth doing???
What are the stats on Taking Herceptin and NOT taking it ?? What is the long term Difference?? Look for that answer...
See if ANY ONC. will say there is a CURE for Cancer.. Do you really think your surgery removed any and all of those smaller-than-microscopic cells??
I think that More money should be spent on PREVENTATIVE measures and to reach out to help, mentally and/physically, those who suffer with side affects. Use it to inform others "Before anyone gets Cancer", or on helping those who have become disabled because of chemotherapy, or for "Preventing it's return Attack"!!!
I am, all, for looking at Nutrition, Exercise, a more wholistic approach, Chinese Medicine,...etc. IS there a need for MORE NEW Unproven DRUGS ?
Personally, I do not EVER want CHEMO AGAIN!! I don't even trust being
X-rayed, anymore --just stimulates cancer to form/grow.
... Ultra sound seems O.K.

Can ANYONE HERE RELATE??

ANYONE SEEN THE BOOKLET/book "CANCER WAR"!!pdf
It's like I had written most of it when I found it by accident. It was written by an MD who is in remission of Cancer, or at least WAS in remission, not cured.
My mind and body have been damaged because of these
miracle-CHEMO, CANCER-FIGHTING, Fast-Tracked-too quickly Approved DRUGS. No one in my family understands this about me. They want to put me on an antidepressant thinking more drugs will help. If they cannot accept me like I am now..as I cannot remember well and cannot get anywhere on time and cleaning my house flew out the door, my feet get numb, and my circulation is poor....,. then THEY can Help me do things, or they need to TAKE AN ANTIDEPRESSANT-maybe 2 or 3 ,Themselves!!
They really do not Want to understand how this has affected me, or to Believe I even had anything wrong with me. But ....I was part of the
" WAR ON CANCER ".......... I made it through the line of fire. Cells blown apart .... You think I am stronger at this moment? I am crawling out..
THIS IS WHEN THE TRUE STRUGGLE for my life and your LIFE BEGINS....
---"A WAR WITHIN"
I am a wounded soldier.. When did my WAR BEGIN ??
AFTER all that radiation and chemotherapy is when MY REAL BATTLE started. Each cell blown to bits. I struggle to build new healthy cells. I eat organic fruit and vegetables when I can. I struggle to exercise each day, but some days I miss. But, I am still trying to come out of this fog of WAR.. It helps to come here to my cheerleaders.. We cheer each other....
YOU, WHO KNOW ...YOU ARE WITH ME EACH STEP...on the Road to recovery. Take along some fruit, some vegetables, or drink their juice. LET's Trod ONWARD to VICTORY...!!!
GET OUT OF THAT CHAIR, or try to move, if you are able.
We Help each other Here. We take each other's hand...........
So, if someone falls .. there is always someone here to Pick you UP!!
IF you can't walk, we'll carry you !! Together we are strong.
HOORAY for the HER2 site !!!
We are altogether here. This is where we meet. We are all holding out a hand to help, or to be helped. We are making a circle of friends !!
THANK YOU TO JOE AND CHRISTINE for making a meeting place on our way. " No one is ever alone " ........





-------KAT in the delta