Well Said Flori
and I am sure we all echo your words. Thank you for expressing them so well.
You and your onc HAVE A PLAN and it sounds like a good one. You are doing what needs to be done by taking "control" of your health care. I also have Blue Cross Ins. (Blue Options plan) and "so far" they have not denied any of the chemo's for me. Did yours explain why?? I am not quite sure what my onc. has told them but they approved Avastin for me immediately and I was really thinking they would not. GOOD LUCK to
you with your insurance co. Isn't it a pity that we have to struggle so much with these companies to get something that we need so desparetly.
JOE - BRING US ALL BACK SOME GOOD NEWS ON YOUR RETURN.
I WISH I COULD HAVE JOINED THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE GOING
TO SAN ANTONIO THIS YEAR.
Flori - keep us posted on your scans and have a WONDERFUL HOLIDAY.
YOU ROCK MY FRIEND......
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Irene from Tampa
1996 - INFILT DUCTAL CAR.W/ LYMPH NODE INVOLVEMENT. ADRIA/CYTOXIN/5FU
1999 - RECURR. TO AUXILA AND 2 TUMORS IN LIVER
TREAT: STEM CELL REPLACEMENT/HERCEPTIN.
2002 - RECUR TO LIVER
TREAT: NAVELBINE, THEN GEMZAR, THEN XELODA.
2004 - TUMORS STILL IN LIVER
TREAT: RFA TO LIVER
STABLE UNTIL
2004 - TUMOR PROGRESSION IN LIVER.
TREAT: RESECT HALF OF LIVER.
2005 - RECURR TO LYMPH NODE OUTSIDE OF LIVER.
TREAT: TAXOL/CARPO/HERCEPTIN. FAILED ON
THIS TRIO. STARTED ON ABRAXANE.
2006 - PROGRESS WITH 2ND TUMOR GROWTH.
TREAT: AUG. BEGAN ON TYKERB/XELODA
TRIAL. CONSIDERED STABLE TO DATE.
2007 - TAKEN OFF OF TYKERB/XELODA TRIAL DUE TO
PROGRESS STARTING TYKERB/AVASTIN.
NOV 2007 - SCANS SHOW PROGRESS TUMOR GROWTH
IN ABDOM. AND TWO NEW TUMORS IN NECK AREA.
BEGAN HERCEPTIN/AVASTIN/TAXOTERE
Feb 08 - Ixempra/Xeloda
June 08 - Her/DM1 trial
"I WANT TO BE AN OUTRAGEOUS OLD WOMAN WHO NEVER GETS CALLED AN OLD LADY. I WANT TO GET SHARP EDGED & EARTH COLORED, TILL I FADE AWAY FROM PURE JOY."
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