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Lori R · 10-12-2009, 07:36 PM

Hi Full of Beans,
I was diagnosed in October 2007, and started chemo at the end of November. Completed chemo in March 2008. My April 2009 PET/CT showed a recurrance in the liver.

So...it appears my case supports that if the Vit H can't quite win the battle, it does so quickly.

But....I was a grade 3, so I wasn't surprised.

I am SOOO hoping for you that being this far out is a great sign that those pesky cancer cells are "gone baby gone"

Lori

10-12-2009, 07:36 PM	#5
Lori R Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Evergreen, Colorado Posts: 454	Re: Stage 4/NED-how long did it last for you? Hi Full of Beans, I was diagnosed in October 2007, and started chemo at the end of November. Completed chemo in March 2008. My April 2009 PET/CT showed a recurrance in the liver. So...it appears my case supports that if the Vit H can't quite win the battle, it does so quickly. But....I was a grade 3, so I wasn't surprised. I am SOOO hoping for you that being this far out is a great sign that those pesky cancer cells are "gone baby gone" Lori __________________ 2007 Oct - Diagnosed - Stage IV 5 c.m. IDC - Left Side er/pr- Her2+++ Node + 2/14 - Single Liver Met Double Mastectomy Nov - Begin T+H 2008 Feb-Complete 6 cycles- T&H- NED March - Continue - Herceptin Only April - Rads for 6 weeks 2009 Continue Herceptin - Continue NED April - Recurrance- 3 cm. Liver Met May - Cryosurgery June - November - Abraxane + Herceptin Aug - PET/CT - CTC = 0 Back to NED 2010 January - Continue NED July - Recurrance - 3 cm Liver Met CTC=1 August - Cryosurgery #2 August - November Navelbine November - Back to NED - End Navelbine 2011 Feb - Recur - 4 cm Liver Met - Same Left Lobe March Surgery it is -Couldn't get a clean margin July - Confirmed continued liver involvement August - Begin Herceptin + Tykerb October - Mixed results from H+T Add Abraxane + H + T - Nov - April 2012 January PET Scan - It's working!! April - Back to NED July - Recurrance August - Begin TDM-1 Trial (Taxol + TDM-1)