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D.W. · 08-29-2011, 04:30 PM

Gail,

Thank you for responding to my message, Gail. My onc. schedules me for a CAT scan every six months. If the brain tumors are really tumors and not necrosis; my onc. will have to change up my meds. We won't know until the surgery. It will be Sept. 20th or 27th.

Take care,
D.W.

08-29-2011, 04:30 PM	#12
D.W. Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 46	Re: Navelbin--hope I spelled it right. Gail, Thank you for responding to my message, Gail. My onc. schedules me for a CAT scan every six months. If the brain tumors are really tumors and not necrosis; my onc. will have to change up my meds. We won't know until the surgery. It will be Sept. 20th or 27th. Take care, D.W. __________________ 4/06 diagnosed metastatic breast cancer stage III her2nu 4/06-7/06 taxol, carboplatin, herceptin 4/06-4/08 herceptin 8/06 mastectomy, lymph nodes removed 08/06-12/06 taxotere 28 radiation treatments 4/08 mets in brain, spine & hip 4/08 whole brain radiation 10 times 5/08-6/08 spinal radiation 12 times 4/08-9/08 tykerb, xeloda 9/08-present navelbine, herceptin 10/08 MRI shows brain mets just about gone! 4/09-blah more brain mets 6/09-Gamma Knife Radiation to the brain 9/09-three small brain tumors gone, big one shrunk almost in half 3/10 NED (nice) 8/11-more brain mets; shrunken are growing; new one found