Breast cancer/ ardriamycin question

[margo49]

Just coming back after a recurrence (May 1996 and Sep 2009).
Had A/C and 6 Taxol then rads (25 + 5 focussed on scar).
Finished in August 2010, iirrc
I have shortness /catching of breath and cough after effect of the adriamycin, despite getting cardio-protec immediately before the Red Devil.
Anyone have experience around this?
My oncologist waved his hand dismissively "Chronic minor lung damage" mutter, mutter. I danced at a friend's bar-mtzvah a few months ago and had a total coughing fit, camehome to hart pain but decided to sleep it off and that worked (ie still here,:rolleyes:).
Was in the LBS today and the guy said take advice from a cardiologist (there is one who rides out of the LBS and even has had personal onco. experience apparently)...but just wondered if anyone here anything to say...

[Trek420]

Margo! :D Also (((((margo))))) No experience or knowledge to impart but just so happy to hear from you. :D Personally I think it was the dancing at the bar-mtzvah ;)

[Crankin]

Margo!!!!!
I am sorry this happened to you. I agree, go see a cardiologist *who knows about the needs of active people and cancer.*
Funny, your name came up in a thread a couple of weeks ago. Your weekly Shabbat greetings really helped when I was going through my mysterious illness symptoms a few years ago.

Robyn

[txred9876]

After the red devil....I had 6 doses every two weeks....I had some heart damage, it was evaluated by a cardiologist (because I was having shortness of breath and it felt like an asthma attack...but all the time). After a year or so on beta and alpha blockers I am happy to report things are just fine....

I have been ok since 2007 now....I would have it evaluated.
tina

[malkin]

I have nothing of substance to add except to note that like everything else in medical charts shortness of breath gets abbreviated...

I hope you can get rid of that SOB!