Zappy's Journey with Breast Cancer
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Patient: Breast Cancer
Patient Info: Living with cancer as a chronic illness (undergoing adjuvant therapy), Diagnosed: over 9 years ago, Female, Age: 47, Stage IV, HER2 Positive: Yes, ER Positive: No, PR Positive: No
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Lumpectomy
Procedure or Surgery
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Diagnosed
Oh No
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Axillary Lymph Node Dissection
Procedure or Surgery
Sentinel Lymphnode removed and portacath placement
Targeted therapy
Drug or Chemo Therapy
To begin at the end of November with TCH
Signed up for Clinical Trial- Aphinity Blind Study on Pertuzumab
Clinical Trial
Specific for HER2 positive patients.
Clinical Trial
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Steroids & Neupogen...prescribed... oh no!
Oh No
I have to inject myself with Neupogen after chemo! And take steroids before and right after chemo!
My ALT blood level on the liver were elevated. Next step is CT scan of chest, stomach and pelvis. Feeling pain on left pelvic area. Chemo treatment might be delayed based on result of Ct scan. Disqualified from Clinical trial
Oh No
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Need biopsy of liver....this sucks! Haven't even started chemo to treat breast cancer. Biopsy is scheduled with tentatively chemo to start 12/7.
Other Care
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liver biopsy
Procedure or Surgery
Just got stab on my liver! Very invasive! Can't believe it is an outpatient procedure! Was in pain for a good week. Diagnosed with Liver Metatasis. Stage 4... Started Chemo/therapy treatment 2 days after biopsy.
Pain
Side Effects
Pain in liver
Constipation
Side Effects
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Mouth dryness
Side Effects
Mouth very dry and white tongue by the 4th day with slight sore throat. Followed with a doctor consultation.
Pain
Side Effects
muscle pain in legs.
Skin changes
Side Effects
Skin irritation all over scalp and part of face.. Lesions resemble pimples.
Cancer is shrinking
Celebration
Lesions on liver have shrunk... removed Taxotere on 7/2013 for break. Continue of Herceptin, Perjeta and Aredia.
Lesions are stable
Celebration
As of May 2014 continue on Perjeta, herceptin and aredia.
Hair is back
Celebration
Hair is slowly....slowly growing..can't wait for my eye-lashes to grow back!
eye-lashes and eyebrows did not grow back after stopping Taxotere.
Side Effects
Have not stopped Perjeta/Herceptin.
Teary eyes
Side Effects
The teary eyes never stopped.
Get sharp cramp on toes that last a while
Side Effects
soaking feet on Epson talk with warm water helps.
Depression/Anxiety
Side Effects
Feeling Anxious lately.
Oh No
Mets to brain in 9/30/22. Couple tumors with one size of tennis ball. Devastating. Had loss mobility of left leg and hand. Received 10 aggressive full brain radiation sessions. Radiation side effects have been terrible. Changes to my chemo.