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Spreading
Hi, I recently found out the cancer spread to my brain. I had WBR and finished my last radiation treatment today. I went to Onc because my body is in severe pain. While I was on radiaton for a month the cancer spread in my bones,spine and torso. My whole upper and lower parts of my stomach is extremely hard and painful. I am starting Taxatere, Cisplatin and Herceptin This Tuesday. I think you usually wait a few weeks after radiation to start on chemo. I hope I can handle it without too many side effects. He wanted to give me Carboplatin but I developed an allergy to that one. So hopefully I'm not allergic to the Cisplatin. Sally
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Dx March 2004 HER2+ er/pr+ 8/16 + lymphnodes mets to the liver Stage IV / 6 cycles of TCH and 33 rads . NED Continued Herceptin 3 years w/ Femara. Tumor markers start to rise in Jan of 2007 and swiched to Tamoxifen. August of 2007 found more mets to liver and lymphnodes outside of liver. Went on Tykerb/Xeleoda--spots on liver gone found large mass between intestines. March 2008 started TCH. Stopped Carboplatin due to allergy. Still on Taxotere and Herceptin. Nov 2008 mass is gone. 3 new spot on liver and one on spine. Radiation on spine. tykerb/gemzar for liver mets. PET in April 09 showed shrinkage still a little activity, continue tykerb/gemzar until Aug 09. PET showed new spot on my spine more on my liver and a bunch of enlarged lymphnodes in upper chest. Start Adriamycin Sep 09. more radiation on spine . April 2010- Still on Adriamycin 3wks on 1 wk off and zometa every 28 days. PET -May 2010 showed progression. Starting Herceptin/Navelbine on June '10
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