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taxol & avastin & short of breath???
I've been on taxol & avastin since May. I have bone mets. The combo is working - ca2729 has come down almost 500 pts.
The issue is for the last month or so I've been noticing shortness of breath & it seems to be getting worse -- or I'm more obsessed with it -- not sure which.
This chemo has caused my hemoglobin to be quite low - last time 8.9. also my b/p has risen to the point where I might have to go on b/p meds.
Has anyone had shortness of breath with taxol or avastin? From low hemoglobin or high b/p?
Maybe pleural effusions? I had that as a result of taxotere. I needed thoracentisis 4 times, but no cancer cells found in the fluid. Do people get p/e from taxol?
I don't think it likely to be lung met with my tumor markers coming down. Could it be heart related?
I see my oncologist next week & will certainly ask him. But I'd like to know if you've had this on this chemo ... and what you think could be going on.
Thanks. Pam
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Pam
6/01 IBC er+ her2+stage IIIb; mastecomy
7/01 AC, taxol; radiation
2/02 tamoxifen
9/02 stage IV bone mets femara
1/03 taxotere/herceptin/aredia
6/03 herceptin, aredia & faslodex
1/04 navelbine, herceptin, aredia
2/05 herceptin/aredia
7/05 xeloda/herceptin/aredia
3/07 xeloda/tykerb/aredia
5/08 taxol/avastin/aredia
2/09 gemzar/herceptin/zometa
7/09 Taxol/Carbo/Herceptin, zometa
10/09 navelbine/herceptin & zometa
2/10 herceptin & tykerb & zometa
4/10 add xeloda &aromasin
10/10 dx with dermatomyiositis triggered by cancer
11/10 restart herceptin, tykerb, zometa
12/10 surgery-place rod in R femur to stabilize bone
1/11 radiation to R femur - 20 tx
2/11 2nd surgery - rod in Left femur
2/11 tx eribulen -- suspended dx brain mets
3/11 brain mets wbr 20 tx
4/11 halaven; discontine 8/11 not working
8/11 radiation to left femur 20 tx'
8-9/11 rad to lower spine
9/11 abraxane/herceptin/zometa
9/12 xeloda/herceptin/zometa
12/12 ablation of liver
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