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brooke_nicole24
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Re:Fat Necrosis after Breast Cancer
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Tuesday, October 27, 2009 1:26 AM
Does the fat necrosis have to happen locally or can it show up in other areas of the body?
Caregiver to my mother, 58yo dx 10/19/07 stage IIIB, 6cm, grade 3, triple negative 1 +node 4 A/C finished 12/17/07 1 Taxol started/finished 1/2/08 3 Taxotere finished 3/4/08 radical mod mastecotmy 4/2/08 36 rads after surgery dx stage IV with mets to the lungs 11/9/09 began weekly taxotere and biweekly avastin on 11/17/09
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Tricia Keegan
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Re:Fat Necrosis after Breast Cancer
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Tuesday, October 27, 2009 7:50 AM
Brook, it's usually local and as a result of scarring from radiation and surgery.
Tricia Keegan...From Ireland Dx July '05 IDC 3/9 nodes pos..triple positive..a/c x 4..Taxol/herceptin x 12 Herceptin 1yr ..rads x35 oophorectomy Aug '06 Currently taking Arimidex Carepage- survivortricia
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Re:Fat Necrosis after Breast Cancer
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Tuesday, October 27, 2009 1:43 PM
Gisele, any news? I'm hoping you got excellent results. Love, Rena
Rena age 60 California Central Coast 23-year survivor BRCA2-positive Dx 1986 IDC ER/PR negative 22 positive lymph nodes CMFVP chemo weekly for one year, 7 weeks radiation October 2007: New chassis and spark plugs!
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Gisele2009
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Re:Fat Necrosis after Breast Cancer
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Wednesday, October 28, 2009 12:18 AM
GOOD NEWS!! I was told the biopsy showed fat necrosis and scar tissue (due to lumpectomy & radiation). Thank you to all who responded with info and well wishes. I was not told that this could occur, so when I found the small lump, it really frightened me. I was so happy when the doctor gave me the results. I try not to think about a re-occurrence and tell myself I'm cured, but when something like this happens ... Wow!! I also had a scare about 2 years ago when I developed celluitis in my breast. Thought I had inflammatory breast cancer. Again, was happy to learn this is common with a lumpectomy and antibiotics took care of it. I'll see a breast surgeon next week. Rena, do they usually remove the entire necrosis ... or just watch it?
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Gisele
Dx: Feb 2006 @ age 51 IDC 1.2 cm: SNB 1+/3- ER+PR+ Her2 neg Stage IIB - Grade 2 Left Lumpectomy, clear margins Portocath insertion Chemo: 4 A/C - 4 Taxol DD 33 Radiation treatments Treatments finished Oct 2006 Portocath removal Tamoxifen 2-1/2 years Femara started Sept 2009 Three years & Counting ...
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