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Tykerb and nothing else!
Hi, Just wanted to toss around my feelings about doing Tykerb without Xeloda. I was admitted to hospital at the beginning of February with MRSA (staph) infection kindly (?) given to me by the hospital during a routine port flush!!. I had the standard treatment for 14 days, had my port removed (and the rest of my veins trashed, but that's another story) and I was instructed to go off Xeloda immediately. As I was going on a trip to Venice and environs less than 3 weeks later, I chose not to take the Xeloda again as I didn't want to be taking a systemic chemo whilst I was travelling. However, while I was away, I thought about continung to take Tykerb alone, as I have been on Tykerb for 6 months now. I would like to continue taking it by itself so I can "save up" Xeloda as a stand alone treatment in the future. What do people think. I intend doing it anyway, as I have my onc's approval, but I am interested in other's opinions.
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diagnosed June 03. Rt sided Inflammatory BC in rt lower quadrant. 7cm tumour. Also 3 DCIS. 3 rounds of EC, mastectomy with axillary clearance (12 nodes+ of 19). 1 more EC. 5 weeks of rads, with weekly booster to attack skin lymph involvement. 4 cycles of Taxol. Tamoxifen.Recurrence December 04, Herceptin started early Jan05,+ Arimidex.
NED 26 mths. Recurrence early Mar07. Taxol added to Herceptin. NED. Will have total of 6 cycles, then Aromisan and Herceptin. Early Oct 07, recurrence to the pesky right upper lobe, with some pleural thickening upper rt hemithorax. T/X now the treatment. May 2008, Taxatere and Herceptin for lung recurrence
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