Another long video; I talk a lot, it’s a curse haha. Surgery is finally behind me! I mean sort of, it still hurts lol.
Information:
My first round of chemo was on May 17, 2019. My first four rounds (out of eight total) will be AC chemo, so I am receiving Adriamycin “Red Devil” (Doxorubicin) and Cytoxan (Cyclophosphamide).
July 12, 2019 I started the second part of my treatment; four rounds of Paclitaxel (Taxol), done every two weeks and eight rounds of Herceptin, done every week (and then every three weeks for a year from the start date).
Diagnosis: Locally Advanced Invasive Ductal Carcinoma in left breast with node involvement (three)
Type: HER+ | ER/PR-
Stage: 2B
Date of Diagnosis: May 1, 2019
Age at diagnosis: 34
Genetic testing: Negative, variant of uncertain significance BRCA2 retesting in two years
Chemotherapies: Adriamycin, Cytoxan, Taxol, and Herceptin
Schedule of treatment: eight rounds of Chemotherapy done every two weeks, broken into four rounds of two, lumpectomy with a complete axillary dissection of lymph nodes (ALND) on the left side, balancing breast reconstruction, 25-35 sessions of radiation, and Herceptin injections every three weeks for one year
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15 сен 2024
