Information and opinions on health from mimi cottington at HealthCentral.com. 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/profiles/c/4041/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/4041/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/4041/index 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