icancervive's Journey with Breast Cancer
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- 10 Procedure or Surgery Icon Procedure or Surgery
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Survivor: Breast Cancer
Patient Info: Finished active treatment more than 5 years ago, Diagnosed: almost 17 years ago, Female, Age: 52, Stage IIIA, HER2 Positive: No, ER Positive: Yes, PR Positive: Don't Know
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Diagnosed
Oh No
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reconstruction right away or wait til after radiation
Decision Point
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Mastectomy
Procedure or Surgery
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Body part/function
Loss
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Put in one of three categories of chemo. Was placed in "dose dense " category. Chemo every two weeks.
Clinical Trial
Was given Epirubicin (?), Taxol. and another one I can't remember the name...
Chemotherapy
Drug or Chemo Therapy
HAD chemo every two weeks for 6 months...NASTY side effects, had to use Neupogen shots. Not easy going through chemo with a 1.5 and 3 year old at the time. (Now they are 9 and 12 and I'm still here!!!)
External radiation
Radiation
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what kind of reconstruction
Decision Point
Decided to do the Latisimus Dorci or back flap with implants, have a prophylactic mastectomy with implant on non-cancerous side. A LONG process, but worth it!
Body part/function
Loss
Hard decision to have a prophylactic mastectomy, but considering I had the BRCA2 mutation and was so young, I made that decision. Also, had ovaries removed. Loss of child-bearing years, loss of breasts and feelings of loss of femininity.
Reconstruction
Procedure or Surgery
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Finished treatment
Celebration
It was a long road from diagnosis to finishing treatments, hair growing back and healing from side effects like mouth sores, fatigue...8 year survivor. Breast cancer has not returned though a new cancer appeared.