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Re: How many of you have had a bone scan?
Faith, It would seem to me since I was stage IIIA, Her2/neu, 3+++ right after surgery on 1-3-06...having a bone scan should of been one of the tests they had me do from the get go. Since that time I've had lots of bone pain and complaints. I requested a bone scan about 2 yrs ago due to scapula, lower back and hip pain that was abnormal for me. In hindsight and knowing my onc the way I do now...she didn't want me to have one because it MIGHT show potenial problems that would lead her to order more tests...which equals the cost of more expensive tests. (She figured I had a bad prognosis so why bother.)
Chelee
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DX: 12-20-05 - Stage IIIA, Her2/Neu, 3+++,Er & Pr weakly positive, 5 of 16 pos nodes.
Rt. MRM on 1-3-06 -- No Rads due to compromised lungs.
Chemo started 2-7-06 -- TCH - - Finished 6-12-06
Finished yr of wkly herceptin 3-19-07
3-15-07 Lt side prophylactic simple mastectomy. -- Ooph 4-05-07
9-21-09 PET/CT "Recurrence" to Rt. axllia, Rt. femur, ilium. Possible Sacrum & liver? Now stage IV.
9-28-09 Loading dose of Herceptin & started Zometa
9-29-09 Power Port Placement
10-24-09 Mass 6.4 x 4.7 cm on Rt. femur head.
11-19-09 RT. Femur surgery - Rod placed
12-7-09 Navelbine added to Herceptin/Zometa.
3-23-10 Ten days of rads to RT femur. Completed.
4-05-10 Quit Navelbine--Herceptin/Zometa alone.
5-4-10 Appt. with Dr. Slamon to see what is next? Waiting on FISH results from femur biopsy.
Results to FISH was unsuccessful--this happens less then 2% of the time.
7-7-10 Recurrence to RT axilla again. Back to UCLA for options.
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