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Lolly · 07-27-2007, 05:07 PM

Thanks Lani! I don't know how I missed those posts, but they're still accessible; good stuff, I'm printing a couple out to take to my onc.

Jeanette, thank you. We stayed at a swanky hotel right on the beach,on the Oregon Coast, for our anniversary; it was so fogged in when we checked in we couldn't even see the ocean! The next morning was beautiful, and we had a great walk on the beach which is when my hubby took this picture.
BTW, metronomic means at a steady rate. In the case of chemo, it usually means daily doses with no break. My onc used this when I was on Xeloda for over a year. I was on a very low dose, 500mg twice daily, and it gave me a partial response and then stable disease for many months.

<3 Lolly

07-27-2007, 05:07 PM	#4
Lolly Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Oregon Posts: 1,756	Thanks Lani! I don't know how I missed those posts, but they're still accessible; good stuff, I'm printing a couple out to take to my onc. Jeanette, thank you. We stayed at a swanky hotel right on the beach,on the Oregon Coast, for our anniversary; it was so fogged in when we checked in we couldn't even see the ocean! The next morning was beautiful, and we had a great walk on the beach which is when my hubby took this picture. BTW, metronomic means at a steady rate. In the case of chemo, it usually means daily doses with no break. My onc used this when I was on Xeloda for over a year. I was on a very low dose, 500mg twice daily, and it gave me a partial response and then stable disease for many months. <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.