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Chelee · 04-01-2010, 08:11 PM

Hi Elaine, I found out today that my Rad onc did call & talk to my Ortho onc. They are both at different cancer centers so I was shocked. I'm not use to any of my doctors talking to each other...this is new to me.

It's nice to see someone cares for a change. (I know my onc would of NEVER done that for me.) My Ortho onc really wants me to finish the rads so I'll do that. He feels the problems I have will settle down some time after I'm finished. I will be going up to see my Ortho soon. He will want a x-ray and to have a look at it. I think it will be fine from what both doc's say.

Chelee

04-01-2010, 08:11 PM	#55
Chelee Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Southern, CA Posts: 2,511	Re: Chelee???? Hi Elaine, I found out today that my Rad onc did call & talk to my Ortho onc. They are both at different cancer centers so I was shocked. I'm not use to any of my doctors talking to each other...this is new to me. It's nice to see someone cares for a change. (I know my onc would of NEVER done that for me.) My Ortho onc really wants me to finish the rads so I'll do that. He feels the problems I have will settle down some time after I'm finished. I will be going up to see my Ortho soon. He will want a x-ray and to have a look at it. I think it will be fine from what both doc's say. Chelee __________________ 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.