Feeling overwhelmed and anxious
hi everyone i have been diagnosed with breast cancer with HER2+ , stage 2a. I saw the oncologist for the first time yesterday and I will be having the following- FEC x 3 cycles, 3 weekly then TH x ...
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I have a port, I love it, no cannulas which I hate, the nurses love it too. That said I will be happy to have it removed at the end.
It does hurt for a day when you first get it and is a bit of a weird thing but saves your veins in the long term. Good luck.
I have the same diagnosis and am 11 days from finishing chemo. I had 4 x fortnightly AC and then weekly Paclitaxel x 12 with Herceptin every third week. So I will have 16 chemos in all, whereas yours sounds like less.
I'm strongly considering moving to injections for the Herceptin. I'm going to try it before I have the port removed.
Herceptin is a half hour infusion but I hear the injection takes about five minutes and hurts only at the start.
ps. I agree if you get a port see if you can get an Emla anasthetic patch to put on it before each procedure.
It does hurt for a day when you first get it and is a bit of a weird thing but saves your veins in the long term. Good luck.
I have the same diagnosis and am 11 days from finishing chemo. I had 4 x fortnightly AC and then weekly Paclitaxel x 12 with Herceptin every third week. So I will have 16 chemos in all, whereas yours sounds like less.
I'm strongly considering moving to injections for the Herceptin. I'm going to try it before I have the port removed.
Herceptin is a half hour infusion but I hear the injection takes about five minutes and hurts only at the start.
ps. I agree if you get a port see if you can get an Emla anasthetic patch to put on it before each procedure.