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Initially diagnosed June 4, 2009 Invasive Ductal Carcinoma Stage II,Grade II tumor size: 2-3 cm node positive ER/PR postive HER2 Neu - negative Current Diagnosis: Metastatic Invasive Ductal Carcinoma Grade 3 Mets: Scalp/skin, Liver, Spine, Bone ER/PR + HER2/NEU -

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Thursday, October 31, 2013

Radiation for Spine Bone Mets Pain

Had some major pain the other day and it hasn’t gone away.  They say it’s due to the spine metastasis.   They say the only thing that is going to help is radiation, so I went in to get set up for neck/shoulder radiation on Wednesday.  It was kind of a weird process.  They have to create a mask and attach you to the table so your head and neck are in the same position each time.  This is to ensure the radiation is delivered to the exact same spot every time.  There is a good article with a picture in it located here:



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