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Old 01-08-2013, 07:02 PM   #1
Deb33
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Re: My port is out!
That's wonderful. I LOVED getting rid of mine. Had my last Herceptin and walked to a docs office in the same building and had it removed with a local. She asked if I wanted to see it or take it home!!!!!!! No thank you.
Congratulations and Happy Happy New Year.
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11/19/10 Identified swollen lymph node
1/24/11 Mammogram showed microcalcifications - no mass
2/4/11 Diagnosed ER/PR- HER2+++
2/23/11 Began TCH protocol every 21 days 6x
5/23/11 Ultrasound of originally diseased lymph node shows normal
7/25/11 Lymph node dissection - 8 of 14 show disease
7/29/11 Double mastectomy with reconstruction (expanders)
8/29/11 Begin follow up chemo - Adriamycin 4 treatments every 2 weeks and Xeloda. Self inject Nupogen shots
1/6/12 6 weeks of Radiation finished
2/13/12 Last Herceptin/remove port
3/27/12 PET/Brain Scan NED :)
8/15/12 Final reconstruction - hello nipples, good bye expanders
9/14/12 Rejected implant/infection. Implant removed
5/6/13 Latissumis Dorsi surgery left side with expander

PS - my photo was taken 5 days after my double mastectomy surgery and 6 weeks after my TCH was completed
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Old 01-08-2013, 07:16 PM   #2
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Re: My port is out!
Congrats and you give me hope as mine goes in on Friday. So this time next year, I hope to be sending the same message.

Do you do anything special to celebrate these milestones?
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Old 01-08-2013, 10:04 PM   #3
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Re: My port is out!
Congrats Helen - getting that port out is a big milestone, and a great way to start 2013!

all the best
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Herceptin - every 3 weeks for a year, finished May 8/08
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Old 01-09-2013, 06:58 AM   #4
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Re: My port is out!
Yes, we did celebrate milestones. After chemo was done, we went to San Antonio, TX River walk. To celebrate the end of radiation, we went to Las Vegas. To celebrate the last herceptin, we celebrated Christmas with family. I also had lots of people praying for me, and God is in my heart.....
You will do fine..... be positive, keep reading.... knowledge is POWER!
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Rad. 33 tx
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