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Name:
Doris (doris)

Member Since:
December 24, 2007

Location:
Illinois

Birthday:
7/9/66

Type of Cancer:
Breast Cancer

Diagnosis Date:
8/15/07

Stage of Cancer:
Stage 2

Tumor Size:
03

Grade of Tumor:
Grade 3

ER:
Negative

PR:
Negative

Her2 Status:
No

Lymph Node Involvement:
No

Surgery:
Lymph Node Removal, Mastectomy

Radiation:
yes

Chemotherapy:
Taxol (chemical name: paclitaxel), Cyclophosphamide (brand name: Cytoxan), Adriamycin (chemical name: doxorubicin)

Profile:
Cancer Survivor

What I Hate Most About Cancer:
I want my old life back.

What I Have Learned From Cancer:
To appreciate everything.

Things My Supporters Can Do To Help:
Keep doing what they are doing, making me laugh!

Cancer Symptoms:

I found a lump myself one month after having my mammogram done.

Surgery Description, Dates & Side Effects:

Left Mastecomy 9/25/07.
Recovering really wasn’t that bad.
The node procedure was worse with recovery.

Radiation Description, Dates & Side Effects:

Yes. 25 treatments.

Chemotherapy Description, Dates & Side Effects:

Started AC on 12/12/07. That was fine.
Had a reaction to Leukine (sp) now I’m
Neupagen daily. No problems there.

doris's Cancer Blog

January 18, 2008

FEELING GOOD THIS WEEK Views: 639

I have been able to work all this week. So I am feeling pretty darn good. It’s funny how your body feels like total crap for the 4 days after AC. Then poof – Monday I am back to work.

I will start Taxol weekly for 12 weeks on Wed 2/6/08.
Then my oncologist informed me that I will have to do
radiation after also.

Anyone out there have any info on Taxol? Is it bad?
I know I will not have ANY hair left whatsoever!

Doris.

Posted on January 18, 2008 at 10:59:32 AM by Doris ( Link to this post.

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Good for you Doris….Glad you are doing so well with the 4 days afer a/c for me it took longer with A/c…but we are all different. I had taxotere with herceptin(I was her2+++) Taxotere is a sister drug to Taxol so good to know in case you cannot tolerate you have a second choice. There are many different reasons of different choices. From my understanding Taxol is a bit harsher on the patient…although I have known those whom have just had an awful time with Taxotere and Taxol was great….so it is hard to say. I was tired and achy like the flu it was almost harder for me than a/c, but I believe most find it easier…...you are doing so well you will fly right through…I will keep you in my thoughts…fists up we can and will never give up! JoAnna

Posted on January 19, 2008 at 8:23:43 AM by josied

Doris – Glad you are able to go back to work this week. Good news!

Posted on January 19, 2008 at 8:42:38 AM by jill

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