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 AC TREATMENT #3

I had my third AC treatment on Thursday.  My troponin level is rising so that's currently a concern for my oncologist.  Troponin testing is used to detect heart damage.  Unfortunately, red devil chemo can cause heart toxicity, which is what we are trying to avoid.  They did an ECG on me prior to giving me the infusion just to make sure things looked ok.  They cleared me for my third treatment.  My oncologist wants to run a few more tests such as another echocardiogram on my heart before my fourth AC treatment in order to decide if I'll be given that last treatment or not.  It's a possibility they will skip the last one, but I won't know just yet.  He said he wasn't worried if I had to miss the last one.  At this point we just want to be safe about how my body is handling this tough chemotherapy.  Please say a prayer for good results on all my testing.  



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