Here is some information on the hormone therapy drug that I will be taking for the next 10 years. I know that some of the possible side effects sound scary but I have found that most drugs that are used to fight cancer have side effects. It is important to remember that every cancer patient …
Cure Magazine
Early on in my breast cancer journey I heard about a free magazine for cancer patients, survivors and caregivers called "cure." I received my first issue around the time I had my 2nd chemo treatment in early June and I found this magazine to be so helpful in understanding more about cancer. Today I received …
How Different Subtypes of Breast Cancer Are Treated: Before choosing a therapy, doctors need to know what’s fueling the cancer
This is an excellent article about Hormone Therapy, the next step for me in fighting breast cancer. I am meeting with my oncologist at the end of January to discuss my options. https://www.facebook.com/8526256238/posts/10156949558806239/?sfnsn=mo
“What I Wish People Would Stop Telling Me About Breast Cancer”
I found this article earlier today and some of it rings true in my case but some of it doesn't. Either way, I know that people mean well and that this is a very uncomfortable subject normally, let alone when someone you know and love is going through this terrible journey. I have people that …
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Taxol
The second part of my chemotherapy treatments consists of 12 treatments of Taxol. I started Taxol on July 18th and this time around the treatments are every week until October 8th. So, by the time I finish chemo in October I will have had a total of 16 treatments between all three drugs over a …
Adriamycin, Cytoxan & Neulasta
The first part of my chemotherapy treatments was a double dose of two drugs.....Adriamycin & Cytoxan. I started treatment on May 23rd, the day after my 15th wedding anniversary, and had 4 treatments every other week until July 5th. I had a Neulasta shot after each treatment and my blood was tested on my weeks …