Re: My Intro

April 12, 2006

OK I am hoping 3rd time will be a charm. I have sent this twice and hasn't shown up.

Hi, my name is Vicki.

I was dx'd with Breast Cancer last March 23, 2005. I had a Modified Radical Mastectomy on April 5, 2005, 5 positive nodes of 16 removed,

I am ER/PR- , Her2/neu +++ . I have gone thru 4 xAC Dose Dense Treatments, 4 X Abraxane Dose Treatments. I had 28 radiation treatments. I am getting Herceptin Infusions every week for my HER2+, I have to do this for a year. My treatments for that will finished this coming September.

This past December, 9 months after my dx, I had a mammogram done on remaining breast (left side) I had highly increased Micro Calcifications,

was sent back to the surgeon for biopsy, I said NO, I want it removed,

So this past January 17, 2006, I had a Simple Mastectomy done on my left side. I have opted not to any reconstruction as I don't want any more surgery.

I can say going thru Chemo and Rad's was not so bad for me I tolerated it very well. I did have a few queasy day's during the AC part, none during the Abraxane.

Herceptin has caused a few annoying symptoms, I have aches and bone pain, runny nose and a feeling of tirdness, but these are all doable. I do have pain med's for any real break thru pain.

I have to Echo's done every 3 months while taking Herceptin and all has been good so far, no heart problems.

I can say I now FINALLY have enough hair to go without my wig. I have been doing this for 3 weeks now and I just love it.

Vicki K.DFW/Texas & My YorkiesLizzie, Annie(PMR Rescue), Molly Moo (Rescue From Korea), Tee Tee (PMR Rescue) My Sweet Shayleigh 10-18-00--03-31-03My Little Audrey (PMR Rescue) 09-91--10-06-03Tribute To AudreyTribute To Shayleigh Our Yorkie Kid's

April 12, 2006

Welcome Vicki!!! (and fellow "herceptinite")

Sounds like you've had your fill for a while...I had bilateral mastectomy June 2004, followed by A/C/Taxol, 6 weeks radiation/ and just started weekly Herceptin (Her/neu2++) January 6, 2006.

That runny nose is a pain, but pretty much uneventful compared to the chemo drugs.

So glad to hear your hair is coming in and you're comfortable wearing just that...it's such a pleasure, especially with the nicer weather.

A great group here and I'm sure you'll like them!

Best,

(NY)

April 12, 2006

Hi Vicki,

Looks like your post came thru finally.

Your post reminds me it's time to call for my mammogram. I had a left

mastectomy and AC dose dense and am doing a year of Herceptin. I am

suppose to have a 6-mo. mammogram of my right side, which has had

microcalcifications before. Even had a biopsy several years ago which

turned out to be benign.

Welcome to the group.

-

JVK105@... wrote on 4/12/2006, 8:10 PM:

OK I am hoping 3rd

time will be a charm. I have sent this twice and hasn't shown up.

Hi, my name is

Vicki.

I was dx'd with

Breast Cancer last March 23, 2005. I had a Modified Radical Mastectomy

on April 5, 2005, 5 positive nodes of 16 removed,

I am ER/PR- ,

Her2/neu +++ . I have gone thru 4 xAC Dose Dense Treatments, 4 X

Abraxane Dose Treatments. I had 28 radiation treatments. I am getting

Herceptin Infusions every week for my HER2+, I have to do this for a

year. My treatments for that will finished this coming September.

This past December,

9 months after my dx, I had a mammogram done on remaining breast (left

side) I had highly increased Micro Calcifications,

was sent back to the

surgeon for biopsy, I said NO, I want it removed,

So this past January

17, 2006, I had a Simple Mastectomy done on my left side. I have opted

not to any reconstruction as I don't want any more surgery.

I can say going thru

Chemo and Rad's was not so bad for me I tolerated it very well. I did

have a few queasy day's during the AC part, none during the Abraxane.

Herceptin has caused

a few annoying symptoms, I have aches and bone pain, runny nose and a

feeling of tirdness, but these are all doable. I do have pain med's

for any real break thru pain.

I have to Echo's

done every 3 months while taking Herceptin and all has been good so

far, no heart problems.

I can say I now

FINALLY have enough hair to go without my wig. I have been doing this

for 3 weeks now and I just love it.

Vicki K.

DFW/Texas

& My Yorkies

Lizzie, Annie(PMR Rescue), Molly Moo (Rescue From Korea), Tee Tee (PMR

Rescue)

My Sweet Shayleigh 10-18-00--03-31-03

My Little Audrey (PMR Rescue) 09-91--10-06-03

Tribute

To Audrey

Tribute

To Shayleigh

Our

Yorkie Kid's

April 12, 2006

Hi Vicki,

Yahoo sometimes has a mind of its own. Either the posts don't go through, you can't post, or the people that get their posts in email don't get all of them.

Hugs

nne

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