KarynBe's Journey:
- 1 Oh No Icon Oh No
- 2 Procedure or Surgery Icon Procedure or Surgery
- 3 Procedure or Surgery Icon Procedure or Surgery
- 4 Drug or Chemo Therapy Icon Drug or Chemo Therapy
- 5 Side Effects Icon Side Effects
- 6 Side Effects Icon Side Effects
- 7 Side Effects Icon Side Effects
- 8 Side Effects Icon Side Effects
- 9 Side Effects Icon Side Effects
- 10 Radiation Icon Radiation
- 11 Side Effects Icon Side Effects
- 12 Drug or Chemo Therapy Icon Drug or Chemo Therapy
Survivor: Breast Cancer
Patient Info: Finished active treatment less than 5 years ago, Diagnosed: about 10 years ago, Female, Age: 53, Stage I, HER2 Positive: No, ER Positive: Yes, PR Positive: Yes
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KarynBe
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Experience with
Breast Cancer
over 5 years agoDiagnosed
Oh No
It was my first mammogram, I had no family history of cancer and I was a single mom. http://onepinkwarrior.blogspot.com/2010/12/day-i-found-out-i-had-cancer.html
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KarynBe
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Experience with
Breast Cancer
over 5 years agoLumpectomy
Procedure or Surgery
I had three tumors removed that were very close together, it was a partial mastectomy.
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KarynBe
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Experience with
Breast Cancer
over 5 years agoSentinel lymph node biopsy
Procedure or Surgery
This person has yet to add any details about this experience.
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KarynBe
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Experience with
Breast Cancer
over 5 years agoChemotherapy
Drug or Chemo Therapy
I was placed on Taxotere and Cytoxan.
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KarynBe
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Experience with
Breast Cancer
over 5 years agoFatigue (tiredness)
Side Effects
This person has yet to add any details about this experience.
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KarynBe
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Experience with
Breast Cancer
over 5 years agoHair loss (alopecia)
Side Effects
This person has yet to add any details about this experience.
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KarynBe
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Experience with
Breast Cancer
over 5 years agoHot flashes
Side Effects
i had to come up with some creative way to cool off.
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KarynBe
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Experience with
Breast Cancer
over 5 years agoLow white blood cell counts (neutropenia)
Side Effects
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KarynBe
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Experience with
Breast Cancer
over 5 years agoPain
Side Effects
I had terrible bone pain in my legs
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KarynBe
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Experience with
Breast Cancer
over 5 years agoExternal radiation
Radiation
This person has yet to add any details about this experience.
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KarynBe
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Experience with
Breast Cancer
over 5 years agoHot flashes
Side Effects
This person has yet to add any details about this experience.
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KarynBe
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Experience with
Breast Cancer
over 5 years agoHormone therapy
Drug or Chemo Therapy
I was put on Zoladex injections, since my ovaries were still producing estrogen. I was also placed on Tamoxifen.