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treatment update
Pretty good outcome at oncologist appointment yesterday. My tumor marker was still around 2700 - high but still stable after not having chemo since mid-August (except for herceptin). Now I'm restarting tykerb too. Crossing fingers that it will keep me stable for a long time. My hemoglobin was really low 8.5 so I'm starting to take an iron pill each day.
Re: the other disease - dermatomyositis - symptoms are much improved, but still a little swelling and muscle weakness. I think I'm feeling well enough now to go to the YMCA and try to strengthen muscles. I'm down to 30 mg of prednisone now and not feeling so manic. The goal is to be down to 10 in 2 weeks and maintain there if the symptoms don't worsen until I see the rheumatologist again in a month.
I'm so relieved to be feeling better, have some answers, and hopefully coast a little now for awhile. THANK YOU for all of your help and support for me through all of this. You are the BEST!
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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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