Recurrence...2nd times the charm????
July 1st I recieved the news that my BC has come back to visit on my right side(3 years ago I had a lumpectomy done on my left side did chemo & radiation) I plan to have a billaterail mastecomy with expanders and possibly a back flap on the left side to cover the dead skin caused by radiation on Sept. 10...this time around Im estrogene+ guess thats good news since last time around I was negative...still HER2+ (Never got treated for HER2 the first time due to having a weak heart..hearts good this time around ) Im just worried about the mastectomy...ugh and thoses dreaded drains!!! Oh and the top of my sundae is 3 weeks before finding out cancer came back I had my portacath removed!! My surgeon is saying picc line for a bit then a port later on...any info on how a picc line is I would love to hear it...or should I just tell them I want my port back?? Its good to have a board like this to vent and talk to ladies that know what Im going thru...God Bless and Lets stay strong Ladies!!
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so sorry you are dealing with this crap again...good news that you are able to get Herceptin this time around. I had a port but my friend had a picc line and said it was fine. You will need something because with an enitre year of H infusions your viens will be shot. Not sure if they can put a port back in the same spot - why a picc then a port?
I had a double with lat flap on the rads side - i seem to be a unique case in that ive had a lot of pain issues but lots of women have this surgery and do well. There is an entire thread on the breast reconstruction forum on this surgery, you will get a lot of info there -
good thing is that this time around you will be given an anti-hormonal (tamox or AI)after treatment which is another thing that us triple positives have in our arsenal
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Oh I'm so sorry u'r here again--I don't know about a pic line but if u end up with a port find out about a power port/ I know very little but I do know haveing a mastectomy is not painful, the drains are aggrevating but I think a lumpectomy has more pain than the other--I was shocked actually so was my sister--we were waiting for it to hurt and never did so that parts good. Good Luck
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If you've had lymph nodes removed from both sides, a PICC line might not be a good idea. Or any type of IV in either arm. Not sure about ports.
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Thank you ladies
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