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09-20-2009, 10:00 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: South East Wisconsin
Posts: 3,431
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laryngitis?
Anyone have it due to chemo or other reasons?
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09-20-2009, 10:22 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Mountains of Virginia
Posts: 2,267
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Re: laryngitis?
Rich,
I seem to be more prone to it since radiation. This is also my worst season for allergies, which can be a contributing factor.
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Rhonda (Sassy)
dx age 45
DX 2/15/05 Stage IIb (at surgery)restaged IIIa
Left mast .9cm tumor 5 of 14 nodes
Triple Positive
4 DD A/C
12 Taxol/Herceptin
33Rads
Strange infect mast site one year aft surg, hosp 1 wk
Herceptin for total of 18 months
Lupron Monthly 4 yrs
Neurontin for aches, pains and hot flashes(It works!)
Ovaries removed 11/09 stop Lupron and Neurontin
Arimidex 6 yrs (tried Femara, no SE improvement)
Tried Exemestane-hips got so bad could hardly walk
Back to Arimidex for year seven
Zometa 2X Annual for 7years, Lasix
Stop Arimidex 5/13
Stop Zometa 7/13-Bi-lateral Stress Fractures in Femurs from Zometa
5/14 Start Tamoxifen
3/15 Stem cell transplant to stimulate femur bone growth/healing
5/15 Complete fracture of right femur/Titanium rods both femurs
9/16 Start Evista stopTamoxifen
3/17 Stop Evista--unwelcome side effects!
NED and no meds.......
14 YEARS NED!
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09-21-2009, 12:14 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Southern, CA
Posts: 2,511
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Re: laryngitis?
I've had it several times this yr which is highly unusual for me....same for my husband. Lots of sinus problems and a upper respiratory infection not long ago. Mine is not due to chemo though...but something is going around it seems?
Chelee
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DX: 12-20-05 - Stage IIIA, Her2/Neu, 3+++,Er & Pr weakly positive, 5 of 16 pos nodes.
Rt. MRM on 1-3-06 -- No Rads due to compromised lungs.
Chemo started 2-7-06 -- TCH - - Finished 6-12-06
Finished yr of wkly herceptin 3-19-07
3-15-07 Lt side prophylactic simple mastectomy. -- Ooph 4-05-07
9-21-09 PET/CT "Recurrence" to Rt. axllia, Rt. femur, ilium. Possible Sacrum & liver? Now stage IV.
9-28-09 Loading dose of Herceptin & started Zometa
9-29-09 Power Port Placement
10-24-09 Mass 6.4 x 4.7 cm on Rt. femur head.
11-19-09 RT. Femur surgery - Rod placed
12-7-09 Navelbine added to Herceptin/Zometa.
3-23-10 Ten days of rads to RT femur. Completed.
4-05-10 Quit Navelbine--Herceptin/Zometa alone.
5-4-10 Appt. with Dr. Slamon to see what is next? Waiting on FISH results from femur biopsy.
Results to FISH was unsuccessful--this happens less then 2% of the time.
7-7-10 Recurrence to RT axilla again. Back to UCLA for options.
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09-24-2009, 10:27 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2006
Posts: 131
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Re: laryngitis?
I am having laryngitis now.. I feel my lymph nodes when I press on them.It hurts.I went to the Dr. today, I came out of his office with orders for 3 things, cat scan of chest, cat scan of Abdomen.. 2-d echo.
Even more on me, I fell on my back landed on a concrete slab.. Xray done My 6th rib is fractured. My elbow has a goose egg size , blue area around my elbow pretty large, plus several scrapes from the concrete.Knot on my head as well.The Dr. is saying we may have to go back to chemo Iv. as this zeloda and tykerb are not controlling my cancer. I am having progression in my chest.
I must say, I was embarassed in front of all the people coming out of the hospital, and seeing me on the ground.
Oh well, I probably will never see them again.At least I hope so... I guess I have rambled enough for tonight.Thanks for listening.
Charlotte
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09-25-2009, 08:58 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Morris, IL
Posts: 3,507
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Re: laryngitis?
Rich
I had it for quite some time...still do to a popint, my voice is different...finally diagnosed by a throat surgeon...paralyzed vocal cord...can be caused by chemo or nodes pressing on the area....the only treatment is a teflon stent placed in the vocal cord....and only as a last resort....laryngitis, coughing and chocking on cold liquids, all symptoms
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Hugs & Blessings
Sheila
Diagnosed at age 49.99999 2/21/2002 via Mammography (Calcifications)
Core Biopsy 2/22/02
L. Mastectomy 2/25/2002
Stage 1, 0.7cm IDC, Node Neg from 19 nodes Her2+++ ER PR Neg
6/2003 Reconstruction W/ Tissue Expander, Silicone Implant
9/2003 Stage IV with Mets to Supraclavicular nodes
9/2003 Began Herceptin every 3 weeks
3/2006 Xeloda 2500mg/Herceptin for recurrence to neck nodes
3/2007 Added back the Xeloda with Herceptin for continued mets to nodes
5/2007 Taken Off Xeloda, no longer working
6/14/07 Taxol/Herceptin/Avastin
3/26 - 5/28/08 Taxol Holiday Whopeeeeeeeee
5/29 2008 Back on Taxol w Herceptin q 2 weeks
4/2009 Progression on Taxol & Paralyzed L Vocal Cord from Nodes Pressing on Nerve
5/2009 Begin Rx with Navelbine/Herceptin
11/09 Progression on Navelbine
Fought for and started Tykerb/Herceptin...nodes are melting!!!!!
2/2010 Back to Avastin/Herceptin
5/2010 Switched to Metronomic Chemo with Herceptin...Cytoxan and Methotrexate
Pericardial Window Surgery to Drain Pericardial Effusion
7/2010 Back to walking a mile a day...YEAH!!!!
9/2010 Nodes are back with a vengence in neck
Qualified for TDM-1 EAP
10/6/10 Begin my miracle drug, TDM-1
Mixed response, shrinking internal nodes, progression skin mets after 3 treatments
12/6/10 Started Halaven (Eribulen) /Herceptin excellent results in 2 treatments
2/2011 I CELEBRATE my 9 YEAR MARK!!!!!!!!!!!!!
7/5/11 begin Gemzar /Herceptin for node progression
2/8/2012 Gemzar stopped, Continue Herceptin
2/20/2012 Begin Tomo Radiation to Neck Nodes
2/21/2012 I CELEBRATE 10 YEARS
5/12/2012 BeganTaxotere/ Herceptin is my next miracle for new node progression
6/28/12 Stopped Taxotere due to pregression, Started Perjeta/Herceptin
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