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Back from Angioplasty!
Hello dear group -
Here is my report on unclogging my vena cava.
My day on Tuesday was rather messed up, but they did get to me in the end.
I checked in at 8am for a 10am procedure. Well, the desk said they had me down for 10am check in and 12 noon procedure. I said "whatever" and would chill with my book.
Time went by and they moved me from the 4 person day patient room to a two person room. Then my doctor's nurse practioner showed up at about 1:30 to tell me that a very complicated emergency case had been brought in and the team elected to work on that lady before me. Plus the case in front of me had taken longer than expected. About 4:30 the nurse came back and said they were STILL working on that lady who had 6 badly clotted veins in her legs, but would bring me down momentarily to begin the prep process.
(It is beyond me how someone can be SO bad off that they are not treated somehow, somewhere and only come to emergency when it is life or death time.)
When my doctor came in he said, "You have been the subject of much discussion around here." Well, THAT got my attention. My case had been discussed in two department conferences. The prevailing wisdom was to try to get a wire past the clot in my vena cava and open it up without taking out my port-a-catheter. THEN, if that failed they would pull my port and try the balloon again.
Fortunately our Good Lord heard all the fervent prayers and the balloon procedure did finally work. They went in via my right internal jugular and were able to get my vein open without needing a stent. My symptoms are already getting better. My surface veins on my abdoman have not miraculously disappeared as Joan's did, but are much better looking.
My roommate for overnight was an overweight 51-year-old lady who had the lap band procedure. She was up using the bathroom by dawn and wanting a shower! She had 5 little bandages on her abdoman and very little pain. We chatted a lot while waiting for our rides home.
Went to the cancer center yesterday for my usual Herceptin and my nurses were all very happy to see me looking better and able to keep my port.
My vascular surgeon will monitor me for any return of symptoms and gave me PLAVIX to take to keep my platelets from closing the area he worked on. Hope that will work! This may be a somewhat temporary measure, but at least I am under the care of another top doc.
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"When I hear music, I fear no danger. I am invulnerable. I see no foe. I am related to the earliest times, and to the latest." H.D. Thoreau
Live in the moment.
MY STORY SO FAR ~~~~
Found suspicious lump 9/2000
Lumpectomy, then node dissection and port placement
Stage IIB, 8 pos nodes of 18, Grade 3, ER & PR -
Adriamycin 12 weekly, taxotere 4 rounds
36 rads - very little burning
3 mos after rads liver full of tumors, Stage IV Jan 2002, one spot on sternum
Weekly Taxol, Navelbine, Herceptin for 27 rounds to NED!
2003 & 2004 no active disease - 3 weekly Herceptin + Zometa
Jan 2005 two mets to brain - Gamma Knife on Jan 18
All clear until treated cerebellum spot showing activity on Jan 2006 brain MRI & brain PET
Brain surgery on Feb 9, 2006 - no cancer, 100% radiation necrosis - tumor was still dying
Continue as NED while on Herceptin & quarterly Zometa
Fall-2006 - off Zometa - watching one small brain spot (scar?)
2007 - spot/scar in brain stable - finished anticoagulation therapy for clot along my port-a-catheter - 3 angioplasties to unblock vena cava
2008 - Brain and body still NED! Port removed and scans in Dec.
Dec 2008 - stop Herceptin - Vaccine Trial at U of W begun in Oct. of 2011
STILL NED everywhere in Feb 2014 - on wing & prayer
7/14 - Started twice yearly Zometa for my bones
Jan. 2015 checkup still shows NED
2015 Neuropathy in feet - otherwise all OK - still NED.
Same news for 2016 and all of 2017.
Nov of 2017 - had small skin cancer removed from my face. Will have Zometa end of Jan. 2018.
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07-18-2008, 11:39 AM
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Steph, I'm glad that the procedure worked well for you. I hope you have no more problems.
Sorry to hear you had to wait SO LONG for the procedure. I like you often wonder about people who wait and wait until they do have to end up in the ER.
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Texas
Biopsy Dx'd 3-23-05 Age 48
MRM 4-5-05 w/ 2 tumor's 5cm, and 6 cm (right side)
IDC (poorly differentiated infiltrating ductual carcinoma)
5+/16 nodes
Stage III A
Grade 3
ER/PR-, Her2/neu ++
Ki67 78%
Begin Chemo 5-2-05 4XAC Dose Dense , 4X Abraxane Dose Dense (ended August 05)
28 Rad's ended October 13 2005
Started Herceptin Weekly August 2005 for one year
Had a Simple mastectomy left side after Mamo showed incresed micro-calcifications. Jan. 17 2006.
Brain MRI Feb.2006--All Clear
August 28, 2006 Last Weekly Herceptin.
October 2006--Colonoscopy, 6 Polyp's removed--all B9
PET Scan July 2007
Abdominal MRI Oct. 2007---2 Right Kidney Cysts
Core Biopsy-- Lump on Scar Line 1-10-08---B9
Brain MRI 6-2008--All Clear
PET/CT Scan 6-2008
Sept. 8 2008, 4CM area removed from mastectomy scar line. Proved to be B9.
PET/CT Scan-- July 2009 --All clear
August 17,2009 ---Had Port Removed
6 Years NED -- April 5,2011
DX'd with Melanoma left arm 10-10-2011
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07-18-2008, 11:48 AM
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My goodness!
Hi Steph,
How come you always end up with such interesting circumstances! ? A long, long day for you -- but I'm glad that you appear to be making progress with this problem. You explain it all so clearly. Glad you are past that hurdle, and hope anything more will be soon just a memory!
A.A.
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07-18-2008, 11:55 AM
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That sure was a very interesting day! Thanks for sharing, and I am glad you are feeling better.
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07-18-2008, 12:12 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: RHODE ISLAND
(Ed getting me a latte on 2nd Cancerversary Cruise 2008)
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Oh Steph
This post was very refreshing to read, I have been thinking about you and your 'unclogging' and so happy that it is over. Also very comforting to know you have the best of the best caring for you. You have remained in our prayers and I really cannot wait to tell the Mighty Oak when he asks.....and he always does. The best is when I already have an answer to the question about one of his friends here.
Well, as exciting as it all was for you I have come to one conclusion.....nothing is uneventful in your journey (smiling). Sending lots of love and continued prayers to a very sweet friend. I am so glad I have you in our lives!!>>Believe51
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9/7/06Husband 50yrs=StageIV IBC/HER2+,BoneMets10/06TaxotereX10,'H'1X wk,Zometa,Tamoxifen4/12/07Last Tax5/18/07Pet=Rapid Cell Activity,No Organ Mets,Lytic Lesions,Degeneration,Some Bone Repair5/07ChemoFail6/01/07Pleural Thoracentisis=Effusions,NoMalignantCells6/19/07+7/2/07DFCI
6/25/07BrainMRI=BrainMets,Many<9mm7/10/07WBR/PelvisRad37.5Gx15&Nutritionist8/19/07T/X9/20/07BrainMRI=2<2mm10/6/07Pet=BoneProgression
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07-18-2008, 12:12 PM
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Steph,
Sorry your day was so long, but glad everything turned out well. I hope all continues to go well. All my love, NanaKaren
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Dx 7-21-05
1.7 cm invasive ductal carcinoma
Her2 +3 strongly positive
micromet in sentinel node
Sept.05 Lt.lumpectomy/bilat.reduction
Oct.05 4 rounds of AC/12 rounds of Taxol with Herceptin
Radiation 5 weeks
Herceptin only until Jan.07
Started Femara-stopped
Started Aromisin-stopped
Currently on Arimidex with a great deal of pain
Stopped Arimidex
Taking Tamoxifen
Karen
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07-18-2008, 12:44 PM
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Geez StephN, I'm glad that day is over with and I'm very happy that you now have an unclogged vena cava.... everyone
should have one  Thanks for the update.
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Dx Aug/05 at age 51
2cm. Stage 2A, Grade 3
ER+/PR-
Her2 +++
Sept 7/05 Mastectomy
4 FAC, 4 Taxol, no radiation
1 year of Herceptin
Tamoxifen for approx. 4 months,
Arimidex for 5 years
Prophylactic mastectomy June 22/09
" I yam what I yam." - Popeye
My Photo Album
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07-18-2008, 01:07 PM
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Steph am glad that after your long wait, your surgery is finished and was successful. Am praying for your continued health.
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dx aug 03 invasive dcis 1 cm
er/pr/her2+
bcs 8/4/03
bcs 8/21/03 0/16 nodes
tx 4x ca 36 rad tam
postmenopausal 06 aromasin
sept 07 biopsy node in neck
muga/pet/cat/bone mets to lungs nodes and liver stage iv
tx hki-272
tx not working switched to taxol herceptin
Taxol not working switched to navelbine
navelbine is causing bad neuropathy
starting gemzar
gemzar quit on me now on Ixempra due to increasing number and size of liver mets
another progression starting tykerb/xeloda
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07-18-2008, 01:20 PM
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Steph, you are amazing. It would have taken me walking at least 10 miles around the hospital to wait that one out. And you chilled and read a book! Amazing. But the best is that you are good and that they were able to do it without removing your port. May lots of good things happen to you today. ma
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MA in TX.
Grateful for each and every day....
Diag. 12/05 at age 60
Stage II, Grade 3, 4.5 cm primary tumor
ER/PR- Her2 +3 strongly positive
Her2 by FISH 7.7 amplified
vascular invasion
Ki67 20% borderline
Jan - March '06 Taxotere/Adriamycin X 3 to try to shrink tumor - it grew
April '06 Rt Modified Radical Mas, 7 of 9 nodes positive
April - Aug. '06 Herceptin/Taxol/Carboplatin X 8 (dose dense)
Sept - Dec. '06 Navelbine/Herceptin x 8 (dose dense)
Radiation & Herceptin Jan. 22 - March 1, 2007
Finished Herceptin Dec. 10 '08! One extra year.
Port removed August, 2012.
8 1/2 years since diagnosis! 5 1/2 Years NED!
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07-18-2008, 01:39 PM
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As usual, Steph, your adventures are just amazing---and surely inspiring. We should all learn to take things in stride like you do. What an example! I hope this means you can relax and just concentrate on getting back to normal with no new surprises for awhile. Sometimes calm and a little boring is great! Thank you so much for sharing. Hugs, Tricia
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07-18-2008, 01:48 PM
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Glad it's over!!!!!!!
Hi Steph,
Thank you for your reply. I have been thinking about you all week. A few years aga my mother's back surgery was canceled. She was all hooked up and ready for surgery. Then a very bad car accident occurred and the surgeon was busy for the rest of the day. She had to go home and reschedule. It's difficult when these things happen. You must have been starving.
I'm pleased that everything in the end went well.
Best wishes,
Barbara H.
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07-18-2008, 02:08 PM
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My goodness, Stephie, what a day! They must have been saving the best for last. It all turned out well in the end and you were able to keep the port, too. And with the Plavix, your abdomenal veins may eventually clear up. Best, Joan
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Diagnosed stage 2b in July 2003 (2.3 cm, HER2+, ER-/PR-, 7+ nodes). Treated with mastectomy (with immediate DIEP flap reconstruction), AC + T/Herceptin (off label). Cancer advanced to lung in Jan. 2007 (1 cm nodule). Started Herceptin every 3 weeks. Lung wedge resection April 2007. Cancer recurred in lung April 2008. RFA of lung in August 2008. 2nd annual brain MRI in Oct. 2008 discovered 2.6 cm cystic tumor in left frontal lobe. Craniotomy Oct. 2008 (ER-/PR-/HER2-) followed by targeted radiation (IMRT). Coughing up blood Feb. 2009. Thoractomy July 2009 to cut out fungal ball of common soil fungus (aspergillus) that grew in the RFA cavity (most likely inhaled while gardening). No cancer, only fungus. Removal of tiny melanoma from upper left arm, plus sentinel lymph node biopsy in Feb. 2016. Guardant Health liquid biopsy in Feb. 2016 showed mutations in 4 subtypes of TP53. Repeat of Guardant Health biopsy in Jana. 2021 showed 3 TP53 mutations, BRCA1 mutation and CHEK2 mutation. Invitae genetic testing showed negative for all of these. Living with MBC since 2007. Stopped Herceptin Hylecta (injection) treatment in March 2020. Recent 2023 annual CT of chest, abdomen and pelvis and annual brain MRI showed NED. Praying for NED forever!!
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07-18-2008, 04:28 PM
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Hi Steph....Thanks for updating us. I've been wondering about you, and, as always, you never fail to disappoint us with your adventures. I'm so happy your vena cava is clear and pray things continue to go well for you.
Love and Peace,
Mary Jo
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Dx. 6/24/05 age 45 Right Breast IDC ER/PR. Neg., - Her2+++ RB Mast. - 7/28/05 - 4 cm. tumor Margins clear - 1 microscopic cell 1 sent. node No Vasucular Invasion 4 DD A/C - 4 DD Taxol & Herceptin 1 full year of Herceptin received every 3 weeks 28 rads prophylactic Mast. 3/2/06
17 Years NED
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07-18-2008, 05:44 PM
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Thanks, everyone for your support.
Actually I could do with a little LESS adventure on the health front!
I bumped into my onc's nurse case manager yesterday and let her know my procedure results. Her reply: "We have sure learned a lesson in your case and have those puppies pulled at the first SIGN of trouble!"
My answer was that at least they know of the doctor to take care of the clots if it is needed. (The University of Washington has a huge medical center.)
I guess since my new port was working well, they did not take the symptoms so seriously. If a port is NOT working it automatically comes out, if the TPA does not open a clotted tip. My clots were not at the tip, but along the sides of the catheter. If the tip clots in the future, that will be another story ...
Now I am looking less like someone with the puffy face from steroids. Maybe I won't be so camera shy!
P.S. I WAS getting hungry. I get cranky when I am hungry, so complained a little. The nurse practicioner said I could have a few sips of apple juice, but by then I was getting past the point of being so aware of my stomach.
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"When I hear music, I fear no danger. I am invulnerable. I see no foe. I am related to the earliest times, and to the latest." H.D. Thoreau
Live in the moment.
MY STORY SO FAR ~~~~
Found suspicious lump 9/2000
Lumpectomy, then node dissection and port placement
Stage IIB, 8 pos nodes of 18, Grade 3, ER & PR -
Adriamycin 12 weekly, taxotere 4 rounds
36 rads - very little burning
3 mos after rads liver full of tumors, Stage IV Jan 2002, one spot on sternum
Weekly Taxol, Navelbine, Herceptin for 27 rounds to NED!
2003 & 2004 no active disease - 3 weekly Herceptin + Zometa
Jan 2005 two mets to brain - Gamma Knife on Jan 18
All clear until treated cerebellum spot showing activity on Jan 2006 brain MRI & brain PET
Brain surgery on Feb 9, 2006 - no cancer, 100% radiation necrosis - tumor was still dying
Continue as NED while on Herceptin & quarterly Zometa
Fall-2006 - off Zometa - watching one small brain spot (scar?)
2007 - spot/scar in brain stable - finished anticoagulation therapy for clot along my port-a-catheter - 3 angioplasties to unblock vena cava
2008 - Brain and body still NED! Port removed and scans in Dec.
Dec 2008 - stop Herceptin - Vaccine Trial at U of W begun in Oct. of 2011
STILL NED everywhere in Feb 2014 - on wing & prayer
7/14 - Started twice yearly Zometa for my bones
Jan. 2015 checkup still shows NED
2015 Neuropathy in feet - otherwise all OK - still NED.
Same news for 2016 and all of 2017.
Nov of 2017 - had small skin cancer removed from my face. Will have Zometa end of Jan. 2018.
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07-18-2008, 05:48 PM
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Thanks for the update and the good news. I learn
so much from all of you on this site. I am so glad you
are ok and feeling better.
Take care
patb
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Diagnosed June, 06, Stage I, Grade3, ER+PR- Her2positive, No Nodes. A/C X 4. Radiation 33 with boost, Herceptin every two weeks until Nov.
07, Arimedex for 5 years. Mugas and Echo and chest xRay. Bone scan of whole Body, and Back of Brain and spine MRI.
CT scan of Lungs every six months
due to two small places. December
2009, bone scan due to bone pain.
Follow up test in 2010.
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07-19-2008, 07:28 AM
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Hi Steph,
I'm glad it all turned out well for you. All the while when reading your post, I was thinking - how can they keep postponing this procedure - I mean, the girl's gotta eat!!
all the best
caya
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ER90%+/PR 50%+/HER 2+
1.7 cm and 1.0 cm.
Stage 1, grade 2, Node Negative (16 nodes tested)
MRM Dec.18/06
3 x FEC, 3 x Taxotere
Herceptin - every 3 weeks for a year, finished May 8/08
Tamoxifen - 2 1/2 years
Femara - Jan. 1, 2010 - July 18, 2012
BRCA1/BRCA2 Negative
Dignosed 10/16/06, age 48 , premenopausal
Mild lymphedema diagnosed June 2009 - breast surgeon and lymph. therapist think it's completely reversible - hope so.
Reclast infusion January 2012
Oopherectomy October 2013
15 Years NED!!
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07-19-2008, 08:22 AM
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Dear Steph
I just wanted to send my regards that all went well with your procedure. I have been away and quite busy (as my mother went on vacation to Mexico and returned with Legionnaire's disease). I have been lurking periodically and want to send my best.
Hugs to you
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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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07-19-2008, 08:17 PM
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I was going to say I think you have had enough excitement! I am glad everything went smoothly and that the mystery is finally solved. I vote you get to be boring for awhile.... 
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Are we there yet?
Dx 10/05 IDC, multi-focal, triple +, 5 nodes+
MRM, 4 DD A/C, 12 weekly taxol + herceptin
rads concurrent with taxol/herceptin
finished herceptin 01/08
ooph, Arimidex, bilateral DIEP reconstruction
NED
Univ. of WA, Seattle vaccine trial '07
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07-19-2008, 11:25 PM
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Steph,
Whew, long day running on empty.
But it was all worth it ! So happy to hear
all went so well.
Enjoy!
Jean
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Stage 1, Grade 1, 3/30/05
Lumpectomy 4/15/05 - 6MM IDC
Node Neg. (Sentinel node)
ER+ 90% / PR-, Her2+++ by FISH
Ki-67 40%
Arimidex 5/05
Radiation 32 trt, 5/30/05
Oncotype DX test 4/17/06, 31% high risk
TOPO 11 neg. 4/06
Stopped Arimidex 5/06
TCH 5/06, 6 treatments
Herceptin 5/06 - for 1 yr.
9/06 Completed chemo
Started Femara Sept. 2006
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07-20-2008, 04:22 AM
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Steph, Glad things finally worked out for you. I would have probably left the hosp. I have no patience for things like that. You are a saint.
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Diag 10/2006-high grade invasive ductal carcinoma- mastectomy L breast
2.5 cm tumor ER/PR pos-Her2+++
4 rounds A/C, 4 rounds Taxol
Herceptin every 3 weeks until Jan. 2008
6/18/07 prophylatic mastectomy R breast
8/2007 started aromasin/stopped arimidex (side effects)
12/07 stopped aromasin due to side effects (now what?)
Finished herceptin 1/8/08
started tamoxifen for 2 years then will switch to femera
allergic to tamoxifen started femera 4/2008
June 20, 2008 portacath removed
Learnig to live life to the fullest!
Stopped Femera due to side effects
July 28, 2008 start trial for breast cancer vaccine
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