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AudiA8
AudiA8 Member Posts: 8
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  • tommaseena
    tommaseena Member Posts: 1,769
    #2
    Welcome
    Welcome.
    Tell us a little about yourself.
    This is an awesome site with wonderful people.

    Margo
  • AudiA8
    AudiA8 Member Posts: 8
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    well i,m 44 married to a
    well i,m 44 married to a great guy have a wonderful daughter and cute litte granddaughter
    i;m very slow with computer as you can tell sorry have breast cancer and going to chemo right know
  • chickad52
    chickad52 Member Posts: 497
    #4
    WELCOME AUDI
    Welcome to the site. You will get alot of support here. Let us know what we can help you with!! Diane :)
  • chickad52
    chickad52 Member Posts: 497
    #5
    AudiA8 said:

    well i,m 44 married to a
    well i,m 44 married to a great guy have a wonderful daughter and cute litte granddaughter
    i;m very slow with computer as you can tell sorry have breast cancer and going to chemo right know

    audi
    Sorry that you are going through this. I'm am also going through chemo. Finished treatments of Adriamycin/cytoxan. I just started my treatments of Taxol /Herceptin. I'll have 11 more weeks of it. Please let us know how you are doing!! Diane
  • AudiA8
    AudiA8 Member Posts: 8
    #6
    chickad52 said:

    WELCOME AUDI
    Welcome to the site. You will get alot of support here. Let us know what we can help you with!! Diane :)

    thank you i,m trying to find
    thank you i,m trying to find a person who is under going chemo to find out if it so normal to be down like for 4 day after treatment i,m talking just sleeping
  • tommaseena
    tommaseena Member Posts: 1,769
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    AudiA8 said:

    well i,m 44 married to a
    well i,m 44 married to a great guy have a wonderful daughter and cute litte granddaughter
    i;m very slow with computer as you can tell sorry have breast cancer and going to chemo right know

    What
    What is your diagnosis and what type of chemo treatment are you on?

    I was diagnosed with DCIS(Ductal carcinoma in situ) with invasion stage one no lymph node involvement.
    Had a double mastectomy with tissue expanders.

    Chemo treatment:
    A/C four treatments--one every other week(finished)
    Taxol w/Herceptin 12 treatments-once every week(finished 7/23)
    Herceptin alone--once every three weeks for a year.(I have had one treatment)

    Best of luck to you.

    Margo
  • AudiA8
    AudiA8 Member Posts: 8
    #8
    tommaseena said:

    What
    What is your diagnosis and what type of chemo treatment are you on?

    I was diagnosed with DCIS(Ductal carcinoma in situ) with invasion stage one no lymph node involvement.
    Had a double mastectomy with tissue expanders.

    Chemo treatment:
    A/C four treatments--one every other week(finished)
    Taxol w/Herceptin 12 treatments-once every week(finished 7/23)
    Herceptin alone--once every three weeks for a year.(I have had one treatment)

    Best of luck to you.

    Margo

    her2 stage 3a my treatments
    her2 stage 3a my treatments are taxotere,adriamycin,cytoxan
  • chickad52
    chickad52 Member Posts: 497
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    AudiA8 said:

    thank you i,m trying to find
    thank you i,m trying to find a person who is under going chemo to find out if it so normal to be down like for 4 day after treatment i,m talking just sleeping

    Sleeping
    Do you mean you can't sleep? When I first started chemo. I couldn't sleep for 2 days. But that never lasted. Then I had a couple of days where I slept for 2 days.. Every treatment was different. Diane
  • AudiA8
    AudiA8 Member Posts: 8
    #10
    chickad52 said:

    audi
    Sorry that you are going through this. I'm am also going through chemo. Finished treatments of Adriamycin/cytoxan. I just started my treatments of Taxol /Herceptin. I'll have 11 more weeks of it. Please let us know how you are doing!! Diane

    i get my T,A,C treatment
    i get my T,A,C treatment till october and then 6 weeks of radiation i m doing pretty good on my chemo
  • AudiA8
    AudiA8 Member Posts: 8
    #11
    chickad52 said:

    Sleeping
    Do you mean you can't sleep? When I first started chemo. I couldn't sleep for 2 days. But that never lasted. Then I had a couple of days where I slept for 2 days.. Every treatment was different. Diane

    No i mean just pure sleep

    No i mean just pure sleep
  • AudiA8
    AudiA8 Member Posts: 8
    #12
    chickad52 said:

    Sleeping
    Do you mean you can't sleep? When I first started chemo. I couldn't sleep for 2 days. But that never lasted. Then I had a couple of days where I slept for 2 days.. Every treatment was different. Diane

    No i mean just pure sleep

    No i mean just pure sleep
  • rjjj
    rjjj Member Posts: 1,822 Member
    #13
    AudiA8 said:

    No i mean just pure sleep

    No i mean just pure sleep

    Hi Audi
    Glad you have joined us here although I am sorry for the reason. I was also staged 3a and Her2 positive. I was on Carboplatin, Taxatere, and Herceptin. The steroids they gave me before treatments made it almost impossible to sleep the first few nights/days after treatment. I took ativan and zanax to help me wind down a little.

    Keep posting us here you will find so much support.
    hugs, Jackie
  • meena1
    meena1 Member Posts: 1,003
    #14
    rjjj said:

    Hi Audi
    Glad you have joined us here although I am sorry for the reason. I was also staged 3a and Her2 positive. I was on Carboplatin, Taxatere, and Herceptin. The steroids they gave me before treatments made it almost impossible to sleep the first few nights/days after treatment. I took ativan and zanax to help me wind down a little.

    Keep posting us here you will find so much support.
    hugs, Jackie

    Audi, sounds like you just
    Audi, sounds like you just want to sleep all the time. I had a few days like that, but remember to drink alot of water, and if your are able to eat, eat healthy foods and fruits. You will get through this! If you are feeling really bad, contact your oncologist. There may be something he can give you.
  • Moopy23
    Moopy23 Member Posts: 1,751 Member
    #15
    AudiA8 said:

    No i mean just pure sleep

    No i mean just pure sleep

    Welcome Audi
    Audi, I'm glad that you found us, though I am sorry for your diagnosis.

    I finished six rounds of TAC at the end of April. My level of tiredness increased, and I did nap off and on most of the days immediately following chemo. But, I didn't sleep heavily all the time. Keep in mind that you do need more rest during chemo, and you should listen to your body and get the rest you need.

    But, if your level and amount of sleep continue to seem excessive to you and bother you, you might talk with your oncologist. Excessive sleep is also a sign of depression, which, Lord knows, a cancer diagnosis can cause.
  • VickiSam
    VickiSam Member Posts: 9,079 Member
    #16
    AudiA8 said:

    her2 stage 3a my treatments
    her2 stage 3a my treatments are taxotere,adriamycin,cytoxan

    HER2 .. STAGE ?
    I am going to a Breast cancer specialist tomorrow, 8/19 to find out what stage my HER2 is in. My general surgeon did not provide that information to me.

    I hope all is well with you, and will compare treatments tomorrow.

    Good Luck.

    Vicki
  • Christmas Girl
    Christmas Girl Member Posts: 3,682 Member
    #17
    Welcome, AudiA8
    We're all here to support and encourage each other.
  • survivorbc09
    survivorbc09 Member Posts: 4,374 Member
    #18
    Christmas Girl said:

    Welcome, AudiA8
    We're all here to support and encourage each other.

    Hello Audi! Welcome to the
    Hello Audi! Welcome to the site!
  • cats_toy
    cats_toy Member Posts: 1,462 Member
    #19
    Welcome Audi
    Hope your chemo goes well, keep us posted
    Cat
  • survivorbc09
    survivorbc09 Member Posts: 4,374 Member
    #20
    AudiA8 said:

    thank you i,m trying to find
    thank you i,m trying to find a person who is under going chemo to find out if it so normal to be down like for 4 day after treatment i,m talking just sleeping

    I think it is normal Audi
    I think it is normal Audi for a person to not be able to sleep after chemo. Is that what you mean?
  • Alexis F
    Alexis F Member Posts: 3,598
    #21
    cats_toy said:

    Welcome Audi
    Hope your chemo goes well, keep us posted
    Cat

    Hey Audi! Welcome! I hope
    Hey Audi! Welcome! I hope your chemo goes well for you too! Keep us updated on you!

    Lex♥

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