Australian health care, clinical trials, and life in general in the land down under.
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midnight1327
PALMERSTON NORTH, New Zealand
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midnight1327
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I did start a thread for kiwi ladies, and another lady suggested we start one in the community support. this is just an encouraging and support thread for any kiwi and anybody who needs support, and bring kiwi women together, so do feel free to join in.
Dx
8/12/2011, IDC, 1cm, Stage IA, Grade 3, ER+/PR+, HER2-
Surgery
8/30/2011 Lumpectomy: Left; Lymph node removal: Left, Sentinel
Radiation Therapy
10/9/2011 Breast
Hormonal Therapy
11/22/2011
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Nik1966
Auckland, New Zealand
Joined: Oct 2014
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Jun 3, 2018 11:33PM
Nik1966
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HI All,
Just jumping in Frog to say that I hope tomorrow goes well. You're getting through it, week by week by week.
I have been in hospital since Thursday 31/5 with an embolism. I am allowed out today on "Ward Leave" which has been great. I am just about to head back in. They are not sure what has caused the clot so I was put on heparin immediately then changed to clexane injections on Saturday. I have 2 ultrasounds set for tomorrow as they suspect that the embolism may have developed in my femoral artery or the arteries in the back of my new knee (so could be a complication from my knee replacement). The other thought is that it's micro vascular disease (actually they seem to know very little). However, some good news is that they did a neck to toe CT, and it was clear.
I really didn't want to jump back into the rabbit hole, but unfortunately here I am. Hopefully it's not because of the tamoxifen, as I have tolerated it very well compared to exemestane and letrozole. I will let you know.
Good to hear from you Alyson. I hope everyone else is trucking along well.
Love
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Dx
8/21/2014, ILC, Left, 6cm+, Stage IIIA, Grade 2, 9/12 nodes, ER+/PR+, HER2-
Surgery
9/16/2014 Lymph node removal: Underarm/Axillary; Mastectomy: Left
Chemotherapy
11/4/2014 Cytoxan (cyclophosphamide), Ellence (epirubicin), Fluorouracil (5-fluorouracil, 5-FU, Adrucil), Taxotere (docetaxel)
Radiation Therapy
3/17/2015 Whole-breast: Breast, Lymph nodes
Hormonal Therapy
4/8/2015 Aromasin (exemestane), Zoladex (goserelin)
Surgery
8/14/2015 Prophylactic mastectomy: Right
Surgery
1/20/2017 Prophylactic ovary removal
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Jun 7, 2018 11:07PM
Frog-on-the-lilypad
wrote:
Thank you Nik, for the kind words. Till now I find Taxol more doable than AC. But early days. I have only had 2 Taxols till now. Third one coming up on monday. I have heard Taxol effects are cumulative.
I hope you are doing much better than when you last posted. Congrats on the CT. Have a good weekend
Dx
3/2018, IDC, Left, 2cm, Stage IIA, Grade 3, ER-/PR-, HER2-
Chemotherapy
4/2/2018 AC + T (Taxol)