TRIPLE POSITIVE GROUP

i want to see em! i'm not sure i did! i think ive decided im not gonna worry anymore, but- that doesn't mean i'm gonna quit complaining! where's cammilegal lately? wondering, if she does'nt want her job anymore, can i have it?

thats perfect! im gonna do that! what are you doing here ,lago? didn't you go to work today? how did it go? how did it feel to go to work after not for so long? thats next for me, and im terrified. but not as terrified as i was the last two years.

hi all

Got through round 2 of 6 of taxo. I call it round 5.1. My onc nurse told me that my side effects should remain as is throughout the duration of treatment. I hope so! I got colace and will start taking tonight for a few days

I bought a generic brand the other day because they did not have colace and saw that there are 2 types of parabens in there! Good grief! You can't avoid the stuff!

I'm paranoid about the skin creme and body washes that I use but it's in everything!!!

After chemo I came home and slept for 3 hours. Same as last time! Prior to chemo they give me steroids, Benadryl and something else - I forget. It's the Benadryl that knocks me out. Felt like I was in space!!

I hope that everyone had a good day!

Cami, I love you~~~

Oh Cami. I so love you. And I needed banana brain. I told someone today I am blaming everything on chemo brain-regardless of when it happened-10-20 years ago. Chemo brain. Now it is part chemo part banana brain. I never in my life drank enough to need a banana bag. But now can have a banana brain. Thank you. 

Much love.

Banana/Chemo Brain. Old/But Not Dead. 

Hi ladies!!!

Footballnut - you are looking good! 

And Lago - CONGRATS on the job! Woohoo! My sister does graphic design in a large CPA firm. She is able to work quite a bit from home which is good and bad.

I laugh every time I read the "shit" speech. It never gets old.

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Well my WBC dropped again. We are going back to weekly Herceptin to see if it rises again. Thinking it is the triple dose...neutropenia is list as one of the most common side effects. MOs at my oncology center say that it only occurs in a very small percentage of patients and that anemia is more common. The anemia is the reason for fewer blood draws when on Herceptin alone. At least I am not on house arrest, my MO feels that 2.5 is not low enough to worry about it. Funny, his co-worker had me on house arrest at 3.2 when he was on vacation. LOL

Robin, my WBC was 2.3 last Friday.  They put me on antibiotics and told me to use the normal precautions but I've never been put on house arrest, in fact, I've worked all week.  So are you doing a triple dose of Herceptin every 3 weeks?  Wondering if that's what they plan for me when I'm done with chemo.

Those on 3 week Herceptin.  Are you having it run in slowly or the regular half hour?  Just curious because a lot of people seem to have trouble with those in the short time frame. I had to quit H because my EF went down to low. I got it 30 min. 

Well i had my MO appt. Everything looks great but I did need a magnesium infusion today. Over 2 years PFC and still needing them. So back to monthly mag blood tests and port flushes. Sigh...... LOL

See my ortho on Tuesday. Maybe I can drive again. And ditch the walker for a cane!  Keep your fingers crossed. 

Much love. 

dance I am 7 weeks out. But i couldn't see him this week so had to wait extra week. But my PT's are letting me use the cane around the house just not outside till Ortho says yes! LOL

moon, I can't believe you are still needing mag infusions. It is very frustrating for you I'm sure. Hopefully all will go well with the orhto and you will be able to ditch the walker for good soon!

hey Moonflower, my oncologist agreed to keep my herceptin at 1 hour.. it started with 90mins, then 60mins, and was to be reduced to 30mins in my 3rd cycle, but because i requested and also some "heart attack symptoms" few days post infusion, we are keeping it to a 1 hour infusion. I had my echo done and also a stress test, and in these 2 months, my LVEF dropped from 74% to 70%, and i won't need to do a test again till year end/early next year, according to the cardiologist. He also ruled out heart attack.. the stress test was to make me happy and to confirm all is well! so, it was likely the chemo drugs affecting my heart rate and pulse.

efcjax, my wbc went down to 2.1 during my first chemo cycle, and with the antibiotics (ciproflaxin) it bounced all the way to 24+.. way over the higher limit..and has stayed there.. now i'm on my third cycle, fourth one is next week. I'm hoping that my white blood (neutrophils) will normalise!!! Would love to know how yours go, and how the antibiotics might affect it.

Lago - congrats on the new job, how exciting!

Moon - get moving with the cane, wishing you a speedy recovery.

FBN -wow, great workout, you're amazing!

I had tx yesterday. I HATE the chemical smell that comes out of my body. My family tells me they can't smell it, but I think they are just being kind. Anyone else experience this?

Lago - so glad you are loving the new job - YAY! 

Hi Lissab - sorry that your mom also got diagnosed with BC - sucks!!  I can't help you with the IC 67 part - but otherwise it say that she has IDC - invasive ductal  carcinoma and that the tumor was grade 2 (based on the 6 score).  One of these fine ladies will come in and help with the rest I am sure.

Edited to add - that since she is triple positive then almost certainly it will be suggested that she do some sort of chemo and herceptin.  The recommended chemo will be dependent on the final pathology and the MO's opinion.  This thread will be a good source of information for you to share with her going forward.  There are many very helpful and informed women in this thread.