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Vanessa, Hello... Yes, I too just started back on chemo this month.... I stopped Navelbeine on 9/5/06 and stayed on hercp only ... after only a month an area of concern appreared but we just watched this until I had my third scan and decided it was now time to go back on chemo ... so I am doing weekly chemo but will probably be switching to every other week soon .... I am not that discouraged since I was able to enjoy seven months off chemo ... I am looking forward again to having clean scans so I will again stop chemo ... I guess for me this is how I live with stage 4 bc ... this gives me something to look forward too... I am sure there are many others that live a smilar life ...
Take Care & God Bless You,
Debbie
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dx stage 4 ... 11/04
3.2 cm mass breast & liver mets..
her2 +++ ; er- ; pr -;
11/04 treated with hercp, taxol & carboplatin - every 3 wks
3/05 ned - stopped chemo; hercp only
5/05 reoccurence left breast
6/05 added navelbiene w/ hercp every other wk
7/05 mascetomy
12/05 ned ; same regiment- every 3 wks
3/06 & 7/06 ned
9/06 stopped navelbiene.. hercp only.. every 3 wks;
10/06 pet scan shows positive lymph node in pec
12/06 PET no change;
4/07 scan showed 4 abnormal nodes in right pec area ... these have increased in activity since last scan... will start back on weekly navelbeine & hercp
7/07 PET done ..this time it showed new nodules in both right & left lung area as well as increased activity in pec area..
8/07 started Taxol & Carboplatin with Hercp every 3 wks
10/07 PET done ...Great Report ... NED ....
11/07 continue with Hercp every 3 wks & do Taxol & Carboplatin every 6 wks
4/09 still on same regiment; 1 positive node in left lung and right pec area
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