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Tina

posted 12/17/2007, comments (2)

chemo round 3

Hi all, Just finished chemo round 3 a and 3b for the CAF regimen-the old- fashioned type of chemo (not the dose dense) anyway, my counts were lower again, down to 2.2 for WBC and .3 for neutrophils, but the doc still gave me the chemo. I do feel more tired now and my throat feels a little irritated,(hard to swallow) so it seems another GCSF... Read more Chevron

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posted 12/14/2007, comments (3)

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Can anyone share experience taking Tamoxifen? I'm 48, stage 1, neg node, hormone receptive. Seems this drug has some serious side effects. Not sure I want to risk the side effects.

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posted 12/12/2007, comment (1)

Wow Nelly - Found the nausea

Okay - so I was Thankfully Blessed with little or no nausea until yesterday. See what I get for wanting a weather day? So, I am back on the compazine, swallowing incessantly and wondering why, five days after treatment did it suddenly decide to make itself well known. Hopefully the compazine will kick in soon. Then I'll just be... Read more Chevron

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posted 12/10/2007, comments (2)

Round Two a little more tiring

I'm a bit more tired after round two. I'm still functional but I have to admit, there's a tiny part of me that hopes the storm scheduled for the KC Metro tomorrow is just tough enough to warrant caution and schools closed, but not tough enough to send us into power outages. How's that for a very specific type of "get out of... Read more Chevron

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posted 12/09/2007, comment (1)

FDA Takes Cautious Approach to Avastin as Metastatic Breast Cancer Treatment

When the news broke December 5 that an FDA expert panel had voted 5-4 to reject Avastin (bevacizumab) as an approved breast cancer treatment because of serious side effects, I experienced a moment of deep sadness, as well as some frustration. Avastin, a cutting-edge, “targeted drug” therapy for women with metastatic breast cancer, has... Read more Chevron

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