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Lolly · 05-09-2007, 10:00 PM

Marie, we've all been on the roller coaster ride of scan time...I think someone here has nicknamed it "scanity"! It's a scary time, and most of that comes from being in limbo. It'll be ok once you know what the results are, because good or bad you will go on with your lives, doing what you have to do to survive and LIVE.
Another good movie idea, one that we just saw and LOVED, is the new Will Farrel movie "Stranger Than Fiction". It's not his usual slapstick comedy but a really sweet love story.
Hang in there, give your hubby a hug from us!

<3 Lolly

05-09-2007, 10:00 PM	#3
Lolly Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Oregon Posts: 1,756	Marie, we've all been on the roller coaster ride of scan time...I think someone here has nicknamed it "scanity"! It's a scary time, and most of that comes from being in limbo. It'll be ok once you know what the results are, because good or bad you will go on with your lives, doing what you have to do to survive and LIVE. Another good movie idea, one that we just saw and LOVED, is the new Will Farrel movie "Stranger Than Fiction". It's not his usual slapstick comedy but a really sweet love story. Hang in there, give your hubby a hug from us! <3 Lolly __________________ Sept.'99 - Dx.Stage IIIB, IDC ER/PR-, HER2+++ by IHC, confirmed '04 by FISH. Left MRM, AC x's 4, Taxol x's 4, 33 Rads, finishing Tx May 2000. Jan.'01 - local/regional recurrence, Stage IV. Herceptin/Navelbine weekly till NED August 2001, then maintenance Herceptin. Right Mast. April 2002. Local/Regional recurrence April '04, Herceptin plus/minus chemo until May '07. Gemzar added from Feb.'07-April '07; Tykerb/Abraxane until August '07, back on Herceptin plus Taxotere and Xeloda Sept. '07. Stopped T/X Nov. '07, stopped Herceptin Dec. '07, started Avastin/Taxol/Carboplatin Dec. '07. Progression in chest skin, stopped TAC March '03, started radiation. Herceptin has served as the "Backbone" of my treatment strategy for over 6 years, giving me great quality of life. In 2005, I was privileged to participate in the University of Washington/Seattle HER2 Vaccine Trial.