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Radiation (External radiation ): Started my 35 rounds of radiation on January 12, 2012, so far, so good.
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Celebration (Remission): December 12, 2011 I got the news that my PET scan was clean - no sign of cancer!!
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Procedure or Surgery (Lumpectomy): lumpectomy was probably the easiest part of the whole experience - minimal recovery time and the fatigue felt like it was mostly lingering from chemo. Had my sentinel node removed as well but happily no signs of lymphodema.
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Drug or Chemo Therapy (Chemotherapy): Had 4 rounds of Adrimyacin and Cytoxin followed by 4 rounds of Taxotere. A/C was manageable but the cumulative effect of the drugs and the increased side effects with taxotere hit me hard near the end.
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Decision Point: decided to freeze my eggs before starting chemo since I was 35, single and childless and wanted to make every effort to preserve my fertility