Hello All!!!!
Hi everyone, first timer here, yes didn't think it would happen to me but it did.
Diagnosed on 28/10/15 with 3 cm tumor and one of my lymph nodes has cancer (out of 13) My diagnosis was Invasive Du...
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Hi Chrissk
I was diagnosed in Jan 15 with grade 3 5 cm tumour Her2, ER and PR negative. Underwent chemo to reduce the size before surgery and had mascetomy with reconstruction at the same time. 25 radiations and now having Herceptin every 3 weeks till Jan 16. After surgery, they found that I am ER and PR positive and HER2 negative. Apparently the chemo worked very well for my HER 2 but not too sure why the the ER and PR changed from the initial diagnose. So I too may have to take those horrible drug for 5 years. I will find out when I see my oncologist next week.
About your question, port or catheter, it depends how good your vein is. Besides having the injection for 12 months, they had a very hard time trying to locate and insert the in my vein. I ended up with a big bruise and burnt from chemo on my first day. I ended up with a port and it made the nurse and my chemo so easy to administer and less painful. The chemo nurse can advise the pros and cons.