< 5 mm HER2+ IDC...why NOT chemo???

How are you? You are in my thoughts and well-wishes are coming your way. v. xo

Hi Dancetrancer - my bldwk is good so chemo 3 of 4 a go today. The ringing in your ears must be very annoying - hope you find relief. My knee pain resolved - found a great 'horse balm' made on the island at our local health store that eased the severe ache. Got the house clean last night  on the dex high and feeling pretty strong. Not going to let it kick my butt this time. Hope it's as beautiful where you are as here in Victoria this morning. Appreciate your notes and support. v. xo

Hi guys....DT, RBC was always my worst one for some reason. He had me take an otc iron pill. It seemed to help and also made me feel less lethargic (could have been in my mind though, lol).



I had ear ringing too, athough I didn't notice it when I was out and about during the day Noticed it more in the quiet. To be honest, I still have some but it is pretty light.



Hope your counts stay up, and make sure that if you are tired, just take the time to rest and acknowledge it. It will past. Don't make yourself feel worse by doing too much. I read a lot of books and did a lot of napping and puttering during my three months.

When I left chemo and was hopped up on steroids, I woulf immediately go work out. I usually hit the workout the next day. Then for 4 days , I didnt do much. Maybe some walking in the neighborhood, although it was so stinking hot last summer that was pretty miserable. On monday, I felt able to work out again.



I figured three days out of 7 wasnt bad, and even then, if i felt remotely crummy, i loafed. I bought house cleaning deals on living social and groupon, and had the house cleaned several times. Didnt touvh a vacuum for nearly a year, mainly because I was always on arm restrictions.

My oncologist recommended no chemo/Herceptin because my IDC was only 2mm and was totally removed in the initial core biopsy.  The surgical excision revealed only 3 sites of DCIS (high grade) 1mm each.  Margins were good, lymph node was negative.  I will start radiation soon and after that go on Tamoxifen.  I think she would have leaned more toward chemo/herceptin if the DCIS had been more extensive.  She did mention that since I went from a normal mammogram to DCIS with a small invasive area in 2 years, that showed the high grade of the DCIS.  I will be checking in with the onc every 3 months for the first 2 or 3 years, so if there is any recurrence we will attack it quickly.