Information and opinions on Breast Cancer from mimi cottington at MyBreastCancerNetwork.com. The HealthCentral Network, Inc. (www.HealthCentral.com) is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/4041 http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/4041/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/4041 http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/4041/17434/phase Thu, 06 Dec 2007 23:35:00 -0500 mimi cottington Since my last sharepost a lot has happened. after the 12 rounds of herceptin and taxol, which i had very good response to, i moved on to FEC every 3 weeks for 3 months. that went well also. no serious side effects i am happy to say. i had surgery October 31st to remove more tissue and nodes and to further clean a margin line. i also had the silicone implant on the right side removed. i won't be having reconstructive surgery again so it was a... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/4041/17434/phase http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/4041/12209/success Sat, 11 Aug 2007 16:00:00 -0400 mimi cottington well, i have finished the 12 rounds of herceptin and paxlitaxol and am glad to say the only reaction i had was loosing most of my hair. the rest i shaved. i have decided not to wear a wig. too hot...my feminity is not defined or embellished by my breasts or my hair. i carry my head high and am proud to be in this fight and surviving. after the 12th round of chemo my ultrasound came back and none of the 6 nodes that showed up positive in the... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/4041/12209/success http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/4041/11996/lack-energy Fri, 03 Aug 2007 21:08:00 -0400 mimi cottington i used to be a very energetic woman. some might say i was an over achiever. so as one can imagine, i am going nuts with this low energy level. i know its not forever, but i want to do what i want to do now! i was never a nap taker. now its one or two a day. i am turning into a slug. i used to garden, i don't have one flower.i used to cook and i am good at it ( i use a Viking) but i cannot stand on my feet very long to start and finish one... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/4041/11996/lack-energy http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/4041/11304/chemotherapy Thu, 12 Jul 2007 18:09:00 -0400 mimi cottington  i am on my 11th treatment with herceptin and taxol. i am having a lot of leg pain, especially in the evenings. has anyone had a similar experience? i am moving on to 12 rounds of 5FU, Epirubicin and Cytoxin. if you have had this treatment how did it effect you? i know everyone is different, i am interested in sharing this process as i go along and gaining insight from those who have been there. http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/4041/11304/chemotherapy