My Last MUGA Heart Exam

July 30th, 2009 Julie

Today I had my last of several MUGA heart tests.  YEAH!!!  I am so excited that I don’t have to have test, after test, after test for awhile.  The MUGA is necessary since I had to take Herceptin for a year and it can, and did effect my heart function.  I had to take a break from it for awhile in the middle of treatment since  it had made my heart function go down 10% at one point.  I started at a 60.  I got down to a 48 at one point, which is out of the range that they consider good heart function.  Good is 50-70.  When I started I was a 60, so my heart function was pretty healthy.

I am hoping I can bring it back up to 60 at least with exercise.  Everything is a trade off in treatment.  You have to kill the cancer with out causing yourself other serious health problems.  It is a fine line to walk and an exhausting process.

I am so excited not to have to be poked and prodded on a regular basis any more.  My arm is finally starting to heel from all the pokes, sticks, IV’s, shots, and other tests and treatments.  I have some permanent scaring in my veins from the chemo.  My are is also discolored in spots from the tape they use when they attach an IV.  As time went on, I became allergic to it and it would make my skin red and it would peel.

Please pray that I have a nice, peaceful year.  I could use it.

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