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KristinSchwick · 03-28-2012, 05:59 AM

Thanks ladies for your responses. Met with doctor yesterday, the red spot is not a skin met, but probably a side effect of the tykerb.

Jackie, you always have such good advice and info. Doctor did say that even at this point if it was a skin met, we wouldn't change the course of treatment- in his eyes, a skin met wouldn't be a big deal.

Thanks for the info Yanyan on the skin mets and tumor markers- I had no idea. I hope you can rest assured that your recurrence is local and you can still be optimistic for a cure. God bless you both,
Kristin

03-28-2012, 05:59 AM	#4
KristinSchwick Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Iowa Posts: 231	Re: After living with bone mets, are skin mets anything to sweat? Thanks ladies for your responses. Met with doctor yesterday, the red spot is not a skin met, but probably a side effect of the tykerb. Jackie, you always have such good advice and info. Doctor did say that even at this point if it was a skin met, we wouldn't change the course of treatment- in his eyes, a skin met wouldn't be a big deal. Thanks for the info Yanyan on the skin mets and tumor markers- I had no idea. I hope you can rest assured that your recurrence is local and you can still be optimistic for a cure. God bless you both, Kristin __________________ [B]Kristin Aug 2010: diagnosed stage 3b, 4 mo. after birth of son. 29 yrs old and breastfeeding, ER/PR-, Her-2+ started Neoadjuvant therapy: 4x FEC, 10x abraxane & Herceptin Feb 2011: L mx with recon. Path. showed only DCIS but 4/10+ nodes. March 2011: 6 wks rads. Mother passed, lower back pain. Late May 2011: Bone mets but organs clear; Tykerb, Xeloda, Xgeva. Stopped Herceptin. Implant infected: removed implant. October 2011: Bone progression; Gemzar and Carboplatin & restarted Herceptin. Jan 2012: Progression, re-classified as ER+; Tykerb, Herceptin, Zoladex & Femara. Anti-E is working! May 2012: ovaries out, markers stable but elevated. Cont. Herceptin, Tykerb, Xgeva & Femara. Dec 2012: aromasin Jan 2013: faslodex, herceptin, tykerb Jun: Kadcyla Aug: Rads to hip, then Perjeta, Herceptin & Taxotere Nov 2013: Perjeta, Herceptin, Halaven Early 2014: Affinitor, Aromasin, Perjeta, Herceptin. June 2014: Estradiol, Perjeta, Herceptin Aug 14: Tamoxofin, H & P http://kristin-notdying-blog.blogspot.com/