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DeenaH · 04-20-2011, 06:10 PM

Hi Courtney,

You really are such an inspiration!! Your positive attitude is what I remember when I get down. I am so glad the injections aren't painful and you don't have side effects.

How exciting that the Gemzar is working on the lungs again! It must be so encouraging to be able to watch it work on the skin lesion too.

I just know this new Herceptin administration is going to work for the brain mets.

I am so glad you had a wonderful time in NZ. What a dream to be able to go on a trip like that (cancer or no).

04-20-2011, 06:10 PM	#36
DeenaH Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 129	Re: Started Intrathecal Herceptin Today Hi Courtney, You really are such an inspiration!! Your positive attitude is what I remember when I get down. I am so glad the injections aren't painful and you don't have side effects. How exciting that the Gemzar is working on the lungs again! It must be so encouraging to be able to watch it work on the skin lesion too. I just know this new Herceptin administration is going to work for the brain mets. I am so glad you had a wonderful time in NZ. What a dream to be able to go on a trip like that (cancer or no). __________________ March 2010: Diagnosed with Stage IIIC IDC with axillary, mammary and suplaclavicular node involvement. ER/PR -, HER2+++. 7cm tumor in right breast. April 2010: Started neoadjuvent chemo. 4 DD A/C every 2 weeks, 4 DD Taxotere every 3 weeks with Herceptin weekly. August 2010: Finished chemo! August 20, 2010: PET/CT showed no cancer in any nodes, and only a little uptake to the breast. September 9, 2010: Bilateral mastectomy with immediate reconstruction with implants and Alloderm. September 16, 2010: Pathology report showed 18/51 positive axillary nodes, 3.2cm tumor. Granual sized cancer found in the fatty tissue between levels 1 and 2. October 19, 2010: CT showed several spots on lungs and 1 spot on liver. Liver spot is 2mm, lung spots range from 2mm to 4mm. We don't know if they are cancer or not. 12/15/10: Brain MRI clear 1/7/11: PET/CT 1/13/11: Recurrence in lungs. Start Tykerb 5/13/11: Progression in lungs 6/3/11: Lung surgery to get tumors for chemosensitivity testing.