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Wendy (wildspirit)


July 7, 2008


Idaho


Breast Cancer


Invasive Ductal Carcinoma


April 7, 2008


Stage 1


02


Grade 2


Negative


Negative


No


No


Lymph Node Removal, Lumpectomy


Cyclophosphamide (brand name: Cytoxan)


I found a lump during a self exam.


Lumpectomy & Sentinel Node removal . . .April 24, 2008. Most of the pain was from the incision where they took the lymph nodes, it hurt for quite a while.

2nd Surgery . . . May 30, 2008 . . . Lumpectomy Re-do . . . the margins from my first lumpectomy were very small, so they needed to take more tissue. Because I don’t have a lot of tissue to take, he had to take extra skin from my breast and some muscle from my chest wall. The worst part about this surgery was the burning I would feel from the muscle behind my breast.


I don’t start radiation until after I’m done with chemo.


I started Chemo on June 19, 2008 and as of today 7/7/08 I have only had 1 treatment. My second treatment is this week on Wednesday, July 9, 2008. I will have 6 chemo treatments, 3 weeks apart.
The worst side effect I had was from the Nulasta shot I had the day after chemo. The bone and body aches really kicked my butt. I was fortunate and did not experience any nausea.

On day 14 I started loosing my hair. It was coming out by the handfuls!! By day 16 I couldn’t stand it anymore so I buzzed it all off.



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Posts: 20
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wildspirit's Calendar (9)

  07.30.08 - 3rd Chemo Treatment

  07.29.08 - PreChemo Dr Visit

  07.10.08 - Nulasta Shot-2nd

  07.09.08 - 2nd Chemo

  07.08.08 - PreChemo Dr Visit

  07.07.08 - Breast Cancer Wellness Group

  06.30.08 - Dr Follow-up & Blood Test

  06.20.08 - Nulasta Shot

  06.19.08 - 1st Chemo Treatment





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