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Re: Pl help:Failed perjetA, now TDM1?
My combo of abraxane, avastin, herceptin and tykerb has taken me from the brink of death to new hope for some more of my future. I was on o2 24/7 just a week ago. Now I am only using it as needed. My cancer had spread throughout my lymph nodes in my lungs and chest, and I had developed pulmonary hypertension. A cardiologist at UCSF said if my next treatment did not yield a dramatic response I could die within weeks. Instead I was able to attend my sisters wedding on sat, without my o2! I am getting stronger e everyday. I just wish more doctors were willing to go outside the box with different novel combos. Just wanted to share since this combo is not standard of care.
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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.
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