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Name:
staypositive (staypositive)

Member Since:
May 15, 2008

Location:
Texas

Birthday:
April 11

Type of Cancer:
Breast Cancer

Medical Term for the Type of Cancer:
infiltrating ductal carcinoma

Diagnosis Date:
July 18, 2007

Stage of Cancer:
Stage 1

Grade of Tumor:
Grade 2

Her2 Status:
Yes

Lymph Node Involvement:
No

Surgery:
Lumpectomy

Radiation:
yes

Chemotherapy:
Epirubicin, Fluorouracil, Taxol (chemical name: paclitaxel), Cyclophosphamide (brand name: Cytoxan)

Hormone Therapy:
Arimidex

Immune Therapy:
Herceptin

What I Hate Most About Cancer:
fatigue

What I Have Learned From Cancer:
not to sweat the little things

Things My Supporters Can Do To Help:
listen

Cancer Symptoms:

no symtoms; tumor was found during a routine mammagram

Surgery Description, Dates & Side Effects:

lumpectomy in August, 2007- no complications and no pain

Radiation Description, Dates & Side Effects:

March and April 2008 – part of my skin peeled just like a regular sunburn; tenderness months afterwards

Chemotherapy Description, Dates & Side Effects:

September 2007-February 2008 – fatigue was the worst part; no vomiting; started losing hair on 13th day after first treatment.

Hormone Therapy Description, Dates & Side Effects:

Arimedex – some joint pain in fingers

Immune Therapy Description, Dates & Side Effects:

Will be taking Herceptin for a year

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staypositi…Cancer Blog (13)

  Getting a Grip

  Irony

  This is a good place...

  In Defense of Chemo

  Cancer Centers operate through Hurricane Ike---barely...

  Explanation please

  Swimming with my clothes on

  Guilt

  False alarm on cancer reoccurance

  More cancer?

  How I got here.....

  Mouth sores during chemo

  Hair Return