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Hello @lisamariev I am sorry to hear you are needing these treatments. I took them with taxol many years ago. My oncology nurse said the one that caused all the troubles was the Adriamycin. I know they have a lot better ways to help deal with side effects these days. You said you are her2+, I am sure your doctor explained this is a “druggable” target.
The hardest part of my time on these drugs was the nausea. Take the meds they give you for that, it is easier to keep it under control, than to get it under control when it is bad, if that makes sense.
Can you tell me more about your journey so far. Did you have surgery yet? Has your tumor been staged? How are you feeling after your first treatment?💕
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Hi! Thank you for responding! The journey so far, has been fast and furious. I was diagnosed with IDC Her2+ on April 8th; two weeks later, it was upgraded to IBC. Surgery will be quite awhile away, as I understand. I already started the first treatment on Thursday (adriamycin
and cyclophosphamide), and will continue every 3 weeks for total of 4 treatments. July 24th will be when I start the second round (herceptin and taxol), which will be weekly. Hopefully surgery right after, if the treatments are successfully in minimizing the tumour. I have yet to get a PET scan (May 13th), and a genetic blood work marker test has been scheduled for that day also. It hasn't been staged as of yet.. maybe after PET? Good thing is, it's not in the bones!
My mental health has been really good; I'm a very positive person! I would love to hear more of your story as well!!