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Annie60

Happy New Year Warrior!! I hope your counts are up and you are gaining strength.

Annie

Annie60

Just had you on my mind and wondered how you are. Where are you in your treatment? I am praying you are dong well.

Annie

DMHGF

Annie60

Hi Annie!

I just completed my 1st week of radiation today. I'm conflicted about not being able to have all of the chemo but I physically feel so much better I am really glad that part is over.

How are you doing?

Denise

Annie60

What part of chemo did you not get to finish? Radiation was the easiest part of the whole treatment plan - a pain driving an hour one way for seven weeks but not too hard.

I'm doing OK. I finished chemo last Tuesday - 15 months of that stuff. I am taking letrozole for the next five years. Some SE's from it but doable.

I hope you do well in radiation. Be sure and speak up if you see or feel any blisters. I'm a redhead - or was before chemo - and I did get a few small ones and had to sit out of radiation for a week - BUT I couldn't wear any kind of undergarment and since I hate bras and once tried to talk my PCP into writing a note saying bras caused BC and I couldn't wear one, I was happy about this!

Keep in touch!

Annie

DMHGF

OMG. I was surprised, beibg pretty large busted, but I found out the no bra thing is THE best! Haha

15 months of chemo. It makes me cringe just thinking about it. I am so glad for you that it is behind you! Yay!!

I got all of my a/c which makes me hopeful it was enough. By the time I got to the Taxol half of the lining of my intestines was gone. I went septic and they had to fight to save me. The decision was made for me that chemo was done. Once radiation is complete I will be on inhibitors for 5 up to 10 years. That freaks me out a bit because with treatments so far I could count down months or weeks. With SEs from the inhibitors being an unknown, years sound scary.

Take care and thanks for always checking up on me. Since feeling better I have been focused on catching up with everything I let slide. It's nice to come back to this and reconnect. It keeps me out of denial :-)

Denise

Annie60

Haven't been on in a while and just wondered how you are. Have you finished rads? Don't be too freaked out about the AI's. There are some SE's but I'm doing ok on them. I had a rough patch about 3-4 months in but got through that and doing ok. Taking Claritin, walking and staying hydrated has helped a lot. I almost quit until my MO said the pills were as important as chemo. I also take gabapentin (for neuropathy but it helps with the joint pain} and ibuprofen. I hope you are doing well.

Annie