Chemo June 2010
Is anybody out there starting chemo in June? I thought that is a good idea that we also had our own thread to share experiences and expertise 
If you are interested to be included please let me know and I will add your name and treatment.
Danielaes: June 7. FECx3 & Docetaxol x3
MelMel10: June 1. TCHx6, Herc 1 year then rads and hormonal therapy
SKD: May 28. FEC x 3. AT, AC
Algreach: June 2. FECx3, Docetaxel x 3
RST11: June 3. ACx4, THx12 , Herceptin , total 52 weeks
Mari-12: June 7. TCx4 every 3 weeks
Twinmomjackie: June 9. Taxoterene x 4, three weeks cycle, AC x 4, three weeks cycle, surgery, radiation and 5 years tamoxifen.
DesignerMom: June 11.CMF x 6 , three weeks cycle.
Isla: June 10. ACx4 3 week cycles
Mimi9186: June 11. FECx3, Docetaxol x 3
Cattaplay: June 8. AC/T x6, 3 week cycles
HolliColorado: June 1. TCx6
Jenweg: June 2. DC+placebo or bevacizumab x4, 2 week cycle. pacitaxel x 12, one week cycle, placebo or bevacizumab x4, 3 week cycle. Maybe bevacizumab x10, three weeks cycle.
Dsa-outtahere: June 23. AC x 4, Taxol x 8, 6 rounds of radiation.
Gail48: June 3. TC x 4
Tbyrd: June 3. TCH x 6
Mtf2518: June 2. AC x 4, 2 weeks cycle, Taxol x 4, 2 weeks cycle
Janny99: June 7. TC x 9, one week cycle, FAC x 3, three weeks cycle.
Pennstarter: June 3. AC x 4, Taxol x 4 , 2 weeks cycle.
Beanius: June 29. CMF x 6 , rads, Tamoxifen 5 years.
Akitalover: June 12. TC x 4, three weeks cycle. 5 years hormone therapy.
Kittycat: June 16. Dose dense AC/T.
Mybails: June 24. TC x 4, 3 weeks cycle.
Jezeetoms: June 9. AC x 4, two weeks cycle. TH x 12, one week cycle. Herceptin, one year, one week cycle.
Grney 5600: June 15. AC, Taxol and clinical trial Bevacizumb.
Lauriez: June 9, Dose dense TAC.
Chob: June 2. AC x 4, two weeks cycle. Taxol x12, one week cycle, Herceptin one year, three weeks cycle. Radiation.
Suebean123:
Angelwoman1: June 10. AC x 4, two weeks cycle, Taxol x 4, 2 weeks cycle.
Roosje: June 14. AC x 4, three weeks cycle, Taxol x 12, one week cycle.
TMarina: June 14. AC x 4, two weeks cycle, Taxol x 12, one week cycle, Herceptin.
Djoellp: June 18. TAC Clinical trial, or regular chemo.
Mspeggy4: June 2. TCH x 6, 1 year Herceptin, radiation.
Wacky-wendy: June 4, AC, T, x 8, three weeks cycle.
Sherry9316: June 16, Ac x 4, Taxol x 4.
Brat352: June 9. TC x 4, three weeks cycle, radiation 6-7 weeks (daily), Femara or Aridimex
Julia2: June 21. TC x 4 three weeks cycle
MzCaprcorn: June 17. AC x 4, three weeks cycle, Docetaxol x 4, three weeks cycle. Radiation, surgery.
Bon: June 23. TC x 4, three weeks cycle, Herceptin one year.
Lizzyanne: June 14. AC x 4, 2 weeks cycle, TH x 12, one week cycle, H x 14, three weeks cycle.
Batoday: June 15. AC x 4, two weeks cycle, Taxol x 4, two weeks cycle.
Ishobie: June 9. TCH x 6, three weeks cycle.Herceptin 9 months.
Meliss: June 7. TC x 4, three weeks cycle.
Piscesnotcancer: June 15. CT x 4, two weeks cycle.
Northerngirl: June 4. FEC100, Docetaxel, Herceptin.
Jenmarie9: June 23. TCH x 6, Herceptin one year.
Kaycee: June 25. TC x 4, three weeks cycle.
Poppalicious: June 26. TC x 4, three weeks cycle.
Trusting: June 21. FEC x 3, three weeks cycle, Docetaxol x 3, three weeks cycle.
Latte: June 7. AC x 4, two weeks cycle. Taxol x 12, one week cycle.
Cheyenna: June 18. AC x 4, three weeks cycle, Taxol x 12, one week cycle, Tamoxifen.
Sandiddstn: June 21. Taxol x 12, one week cycle, Adriamcyin x 4, two weeks cycle.
Kickazz: June 4. TCH.
Momof2kidz: June 22. TCH x 6, three weeks cycle, Herceptoin x 12, 5 1/2 weeks radiation.
CEBsMom: June 21. TC x 4.
Workmother: June 23. AC x 4, Tx 4.
Gin2ca: June 28. AC x 4, two weeks cycle, Taxotere x 4, three weeks cycle, radiation.
Emmalou: June 25. TC x 4.
Chicagomaki: June 14. TCH x 6. Surgery.
Toni30: June10. AC/T dose dense.
NannaBaby: June 11. AC x 4, three weeks cycle, Taxotere x 4, three weeks cycle.
JFV: June 9. AC x 4, Taxol x 4.
MKD3: FEC x 3, three weeks cycle. Surgery.
Reneerodgers: June 23. TC x 4.
Comments
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My first visit with the oncologist is June 8. I'm assuming I'll probably start around the end of June - but will know more after my appointment. I noticed this topic when I logged in this evening. I haven't even begun to research all the ins and outs of chemo yet. I'm just two weeks out on my second surgery (re-excision and AND). My recovery is not going as fast as I had hoped. I'll post my chemo date and drugs when I find out. I am eager to find out as much as I can before I start this process.
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Good luck! it will be after my first chemo infusion
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My first chemo treatment will be June 1st, next week. Have any of you had your port put in yet, and if you have, does it worry the ever-loving mess out of you? Mine is driving me nuts.
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Hi Melanie, I don't have a port (yet) but with my bad veins I'm afraid I will need one ):
Do you want me to post your name and treatment?
Hope things with the port will get better
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Hi Danielaes,
Sure, I'm don't know the abbreviations since I'm still new to all this, but I will be taking TCH (Taxotere, Carboplatin & Herceptin) every 3 weeks (6 treatments), will continue the Herceptin for a full year, will do radiation after chemo, and then most likely tamoxifen.
I have managed to hang in there pretty well for the most part b,ut have been a bit emotional today. Had Pet scan and port procedure on Monday, and MUGA this morning. Just woke up feeling overwhelmed I guess. Glad to have found this board where others are going through similar issues. It does help to feel that you aren't alone in the fight.
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It's very scaring to be diagnosed of breast cancer. I know a pastor in New York who can pray for you and there will be no trace of breast cancer in your body. He's been doing this for people suffering from breast cancer and other diseases. Based on God's direction given to him, he may even pray for you through telephone and you'll be totally healed. Talk to me bc2010to2020@gmail.com I sugguest you let this paster pray for you before seeing your physician. To enable you know God's love for you. He will set you free from the pain you are going through. I know He's going to heal you so that you can enjoy the good life He's given you. God bless you.
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Hi MelMel,
I'm having a hard time lately too, as the chemo gets closer all this seems more real, I think that a big part of this, for me al least, is the fear of how my life is going to change, and actually already is changing.
What is MUGA? I have been diagnosed in February and also still feel new to all this.
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I was going to join the may 2010 chemo group but thought this one would be more appropriate, I start chemo May 28th. I don't think it has hit me yet until I feel all the side effects.
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Hi SKD,
Do you want me to post your name and treatment? it is helpful to see what treatment we are having to make it easier to relate.
Hope that it doesn't hit you too hard, from what I have seen up to day in this board is tha there are no rules, each one reacts totally differently
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Add me to the June group. I start Jun 2nd with FECx3, Tx3. I had my PICC put in yesterday and I'm as ready as I'll ever be, I guess.
Jun 2nd is my daughter's 16th birthday. :-( I asked her if I should change the appointment, but she said she wanted me on the road to recovery sooner rather than later. She's such a great kid. I don't want it to be a downer event, though, so I'm hosting the party this weekend instead of next--while I still have energy.
Daniela--Thanks for starting this thread. It looks like you and I are on the same regimen. It does seem so much more real now that chemo is right around the corner.
Sherry--Good luck with the onc appointment. I think the waiting is the hardest part. I'm 2 weeks out from my AND, too, and I'm sorry to hear your healing isn't going as speedily as you'd like. Is there a particular problem? I got cording just after my second op, which is no fun at all.
MelMel--I have up and down days with the emotions. Most of the time, I'm just fine. Then out of the blue, I'll burst into tears. Doesn't last long, because I feel good knowing that I'm taking action against this miserable beast. I hope you have a terrific weekend before your Monday start.
SKD--Good luck with your first treatment today!! Wishing you the very best experience and minimal SEs.
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Hi Danielaes and everyone in the June group... I am starting June 3rd... ACx4 THx12 Herceptin total 52 weeks. I haven't posted much, but have been reading and learning. I feel better knowing that we're all doing this together. You can add my regime to the list you started.
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SKD - Good luck today in your first chemo! hopefully you won't too bad after it.
Algreach - it seems like this is the main treatment in Canada, I have seen several Canadian women that follow the same regimen and no American women with this regimen, I wonder why the treatmentis different in the two countries.
RST11- Hi, I haven't been posting much up to now either, but as you have been reading a lot and this has been very helpful for. I don't have bc in my family and had no idea about the ilness,
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Hi Danielaes - I too will begin chemo this month. Please add me to your list. TC (taxotere/cytoxan) 4Tx-3 weeks apart. I'm starting June 7th. Just had re-excision last week...
The best of luck to us all! We will get through this together and be all the more stronger women for doing so. The gals on this site have been my inspiration!!!
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Hi Mari-12,
We are starting chemo on the same day, I will need a re-excision too but it will have to wait until after chemo
, hoped to be done with all that before but things are a bit slow in this part of the world. Good luck to you too, I will be looking forward to hear how it went ,
Daniela
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I am starting chemo on June 9th. I don't know which medicines yet as I am enrolled in a clinical trial and won't find out which arm I am in until the end of this coming week. I'm hoping to receive Avastin with Taxotere and AC. Anyone else in this clinical trial?
I'm a little nervous, but not able to think about it too much because I have so many tests to complete to get ready. I just counted today and I have already had 3 mammograms, 2 ultrasounds, 2 biopsies, an MRI, a and a CT and countless physical exams. This week I have a blood draw, an EKG, another biopsy, a MUGA and a bone scan to look forward to.
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Hi twinmomjackie,
For me it was something like it, I felt very anxious after visiting the oncologist but couldn't focus much on it for the many, many tests I had to go through. I'm also trying to finish stuff I'm always postponing before I start chemo.
Have no idea about clinical trials, hopefully somebody else could be more helpful.
I will just include your name for now,
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Hi danielaes - I keep pushing the thought of having chemo out of my head. It's overwhelming to think about it really. I know we have to hang on to the the fact that the outcome will be a good one .....but I'm not dealing well with this and feel like I can't focus enough to finish any projects around the house. How are you doing with your projects? Glad we will be going through this together.
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twinmomjackie - Is it the tailorx clinical trial? It was suggested to me as well. I believe there is a thread on this site about it if you want to see what others are doing. You have a lot going on right now. I know it's hard but hang in there and do one thing at a time. Before you know it, you will be done.
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Danielaes- I'm like you, I don't have a strong family history of cancer, and the fact that I'm going through this in my 20s is shocking to my whole family.
How does everyone feel about the BRCA genetic testing? Have you done it, or plan to... They have been telling me to have that test done, but I'm putting it off for a while, I couldnt deal with another test...
Twinmom- I feel the same way, I cant believe how many times Ive had mammograms within a few weeks... especially tough was the one right before my surgery, to locate the area.
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Mary-12 - I'm good about pushing the idea of having chemo for most of the day, but then I have to deal with all the tests, go to the doc or buy anti nausea meds and all the effort goes down the drain
. I did ask to see a counsellor and very excited that I will have my first appointmet this Friday. Having cancer is so big that I do need some help to process my feelings, fears etc. I'm also feeling very unmotivated and have a hard time to do things but since I'm single if I don't do it it's not going to be done, so it's more of a no choice situation. I'm lucky that I'm not working much at the moment so I can concentrate my energies in doing the must dos.I'm also glad we start together, it's good to have somebody to complain to that actually understands what's going on.RS711- I'm so sorry to hear that you are so young, I can understand the shock, it's never fun but you should have to deal with illness at such a young age ): . I'm 45 and have three kids, 16, 12 and 9. I haven't spoke with my doc about the BRCA test yet. I certainly will want to do that since I have a daughter, but maybe a bit latter down the road, we have enough to deal with at the moment.
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Hi Everyone, I'll be joining this club shortly. Met with my Onco yesterday and she scheduled me to begin TC on June 11. Now I am finding that the older standard of CMF is almost equal to TC in outcome and has fewer SE (neuropathy, hair loss). I know it takes 6 months to complete instead of 3 months. It is supposedly less toxic. I know a lot of you have researched so much over these past weeks and all our situations are unique. Does anyone have an opinion? On another matter. I found a thread that told about a wonderful high fashion company that gives a beautiful scarf FOR FREE to anyone undergoing chemo. I called them and they were so lovely and are sending me one. Their site is franceluxe.com. Good luck to all of you!
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Twinmomjackie--I'm not in a clinical trial for different drugs, but I participated in one for minimizing pain and maximizing ROM after surgery.
RS711--I have a strong family history of BC--both my mom and my sister had it. My mom's family in Denmark also had a lot of BC in it. I'm going to have the genetic testing done, because in my case it makes a lot of sense, and I have a daughter who will probably want to know some day.
Designer mom--The research I've done has all been focused on how well the treatment my onc proposed works, not whether there was something with fewer SEs, so I haven't got anything to add to your query. Fewer SEs sounds good, though! Good luck with whatever option you choose.
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Hi
I'm a June starter too! 10th June.
I live in NZ so a long way from most of you! Some of the treatments etc are different here - not better or worse - just different. I am having AC 4 x 3 week cycle.
Good luck and <<hugs>> to all you ladies
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Hi Mari!
The clinical trial I enrolled in is for Avastin. If I am in one of the Avastin arms I will get Taxotere with Avastin for 4 cycles and AC with Avastin for 2 cycles followed by AC alone for 2 and then surgery, radiation, more Avastin for 10 cycles and Tamoxifen for 5 years. Wow- when I write it out it does seem like quite a commitment. If I am included in the control group in the trial everything stays the same without any Avastin. Luckily the trial is randomized but not blind, so I will know from the beginning exactly which meds I'm getting. I am really hopeful about the Avastin. Currently the lump in my breast is pretty large so I would like everything to shrink really, really small so that I can have a less invasive surgery.
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Hi Isla, it seems that a many of us will start at the beginning of June, it will be good to be able to share how we are doing. Happy that the Internet allows us to connect over the distance.
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I will be starting chemo in June too. FEC X 3 and Docetaxol X 3. Supposed to get my port put in this week. Would love to stay in touch with others. Danielaes add my name to the list please. Diagnosis 4/03/2010 Age 59 IDC 2.8cm, ER+ /PR -/ HER2- 6/12 nodes pos. Grade 2
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Hi Mimi, we have the same regime, are you Canadian? so far everybody that I have seen with treatment lives in Canada. Do you have a starting date?
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Yes Danielaes, I'm Canadian eh? I don't understand why this seems to be the same regime. I am hopefully to get MUGA scan and port put in this week. The chemo should start the week of June 7th but nothing is certain. (a MUGA scan is of the heart to see if it is working ok to give the toxic chemo) I hope your's goes well and that we can keep in close touch. Good Luck
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Hi mimi9186, I'm starting my chemo June 7 so we may start together. Good luck to you too!!
So far I see that we alll are getting the same regime, I wonder why, it does worry me a little, I thought that in these days chemo treatment was individualized.
Does anyone has any information about it?
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MelMel10- I'm with you girl! Had my port placed last Monday and its just bugging the fool out of me. Hopefully it will be worth it in the long run but geez, I was just starting to feel better on the lumpectomy side, now cant sleep on the good side. Whine Whine Whine
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