Re: Eunice chemo treatments

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In a message dated 12/2/2004 3:06:36 PM Eastern Standard Time,

jojane500@... writes:

If you don't

mind a curiosity question, did you have chemo at the beginning of it?

If you did, did you know your stats?

Hi Janie,

I had a biopsy. My surgeon thought that all I would need would be radiation,

since the tumor was so small. I then had the lumpectomy and 8 out of 12

nodes were positive. I had a port inserted for the chemo on a Monday, and

started

aggressive chemo on Thursday, Friday, pump over the weekend, more chemo on

Monday. I followed this schedule for 4 treatments, then my doctor changed my

chemo to 3 other ones for an additional 4 treatments. Treatments were every 19

days. He had told me that it would take 6 to 8 months, probably 8 months to

complete the treatment. I did the treatments in 5 months and 1 week. I never

got sick, never lost my appetite. I got very weak, but never gave up. My

oncologist at first told me that I would have to have a bone marrow transplant,

but after my first treatment, he, after consulting with another doctor at the

hospital where transplants are done, decided I would do just as well on the

chemo schedule he had set up for me. After chemo, I had 35 radiation

treatments.

I don't even want to think about the stats he gave me. I knew they were just

that - stats. I proved him wrong.

I had complete faith in God, complete faith in my doctors, always a positive

attitude and I survived.

hugs

Eunice

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I had complete faith in God, complete faith in my doctors, always a positive

attitude and I survived.

eunice...this paragraph says it all. god bless you. hugs, jude

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Thanks, Eunice.

Wow! I also wondered if it was possible for you to work during the

chemo?

Love, and more power to you.

Janie

> In a message dated 12/2/2004 3:06:36 PM Eastern Standard Time,

> jojane500@a... writes:

> If you don't

> mind a curiosity question, did you have chemo at the beginning of

it?

> If you did, did you know your stats?

>

> Hi Janie,

> I had a biopsy. My surgeon thought that all I would need would be

radiation,

> since the tumor was so small. I then had the lumpectomy and 8 out

of 12

> nodes were positive. I had a port inserted for the chemo on a

Monday, and started

> aggressive chemo on Thursday, Friday, pump over the weekend, more

chemo on

> Monday. I followed this schedule for 4 treatments, then my doctor

changed my

> chemo to 3 other ones for an additional 4 treatments. Treatments

were every 19

> days. He had told me that it would take 6 to 8 months, probably 8

months to

> complete the treatment. I did the treatments in 5 months and 1

week. I never

> got sick, never lost my appetite. I got very weak, but never gave

up. My

> oncologist at first told me that I would have to have a bone marrow

transplant,

> but after my first treatment, he, after consulting with another

doctor at the

> hospital where transplants are done, decided I would do just as

well on the

> chemo schedule he had set up for me. After chemo, I had 35

radiation treatments.

>

> I don't even want to think about the stats he gave me. I knew they

were just

> that - stats. I proved him wrong.

>

> I had complete faith in God, complete faith in my doctors, always a

positive

> attitude and I survived.

>

> hugs

> Eunice

>

>

>