Breast Cancer - All SharePosts Relating To "Chemotherapy"

MsMary

posted 09/21/2009, comments (13)

Last chemo treatment

Hello to all, Just wanted to let you all know that 23 sept will be my last chemo treatment, followed by the rest of my herceptin treatments every three weeks there after until june 2010. I will let you all know how this one goes. The 5th one had me down for almost 8 days and my WBC dropped really bad but I got stronger after that but... Read more Chevron

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Joy Toney

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posted 08/29/2009, comments (7)

Chemo is not as scarry as you think

I have had a mastectomy on my left side with reconstructive surgery starting right away. Had my first chemo treatment yesterday. Not as bad as you would think

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Melanie

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posted 08/18/2009, comments (2)

What a difference a year makes...

On July 31, 2008 I was walking through a lovely garden with the ladies in my garden club. My cell phone has one of those chiming rings that sounds like angels are summoning me to answer the darn phone. My oldest daughter was calling... there was no heartbeat found by the ultrasound technician. She had lost her second child and... Read more Chevron

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MsMary

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posted 07/26/2009, comments (8)

herceptin treatment

Hello, How often are you receiving your herceptin, my new doctor wants me to get it weekly between my chemo treatments until my last chemo treatment on 24 sept then I will start with the herceptin alone with getting it every 3 weeks. He said that the books requires me to get it weekly until i finish up my chemo but i think that is too much... Read more Chevron

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Maimah Karmo

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posted 07/23/2009, comment (1)

Help When You Need it

Sometimes things happen in your life that you can't explain, like me getting breast cancer at 32...then with four words, "you have breast cancer", watching it all fall apart. Nearly three years ago, I was in your shoes. I too, got that call that changed my life and turned my life upside down. "what the heck?" I thought. "Why is... Read more Chevron

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