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Vital Info

Name:
Tami (tzalley)

Member Since:
May 30, 2008

Location:
Everett, Washington

Birthday:
February 1959

Profile:
Cancer Survivor

Cancer Info

Type of Cancer:
Breast Cancer

Medical Term for the Type of Cancer:
IDC & DCIS

Diagnosis Date:
July 2004

Stage of Cancer:
Stage 1

Tumor Size:
01

Grade of Tumor:
Grade 2

ER:
Positive

PR:
Positive

Her2 Status:
Yes

Lymph Node Involvement:
No

Surgery:
Bilateral Salpingo-Oophorectomy, Hysterectomy, Lymph Node Removal, Re-excision Surgery, Lumpectomy

Radiation:
yes

Hormone Therapy:
Tamoxifen

What I Hate Most About Cancer:
The little voice way in the back of your mind that says what if its back?

What I Have Learned From Cancer:
I need to learn to live in the moment.........I'm still learning

Things My Supporters Can Do To Help:
Listen, and just 'be' with me

Cancer Symptoms:
None, found on routine mammogram

Surgery Description, Dates & Side Effects:
Lumpectomy,with sentinal node biopsey followed by re-excession to obtain clear margins. Lymph node excession was the most painful.

Radiation Description, Dates & Side Effects:

5 days a week for 7 weeks. Severe radiation burns, unable to wear undergarments for at least a month.

Hormone Therapy Description, Dates & Side Effects:
Tamoxifen for 18 months then switched to Arimidex for 18 months, I can’t tolerate the joint pain, muscle pain and fatigue anymore so now I am back on Toxifen as of last week. Vaginal dryness, now on e-string.

tzalley's Cancer Blog

March 4, 2010

Femara

Anyone taking femara for post adjuvant treatment. Was wondering when side effects would start if I was going to have them.. So far after 3.5 weeks if just a few hot flashes that are more than managable and a few episodes of extreme irritablity. I was on Arimidex a couple of years ago but had to go back to Tamoxifen due to the extreme fatigue and walking was becoming almost impossible due to the pain in my feet.

Posted on March 4, 2010 at 8:42:14 PM by Tami ( Link to this post.

Femara,

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Good News

Dr just called and my MRI is completely normal. Will repeat in 1 year. Thank you all for your patience and support.
Tami

Posted on March 4, 2010 at 8:17:27 PM by Tami ( Link to this post.

Good News, Post a comment.

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Fantastic great news for you.

Pat

Posted on March 5, 2010 at 9:14:39 AM by patm8848

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