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madubois63 · 03-12-2006, 07:14 PM

>>Why would they not give you chemo if you were NED and had another met pop
up?<<

If another met popped up, then you would no longer NED and chemo may be warrented at that point...

I almost didn't reply here, because once again I am the exception to the rule. I have been NED since April of 2005 but continue to get chemo (except when my counts are low). I think it all depends on the oncologist, the patient and the diagnosis... I don't have met's in the bones, but it was 4 1/2 years between my original diagnosis and the reoccurance.

03-12-2006, 07:14 PM	#4
madubois63 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: LI, NY Posts: 660	>>Why would they not give you chemo if you were NED and had another met pop up?<< If another met popped up, then you would no longer NED and chemo may be warrented at that point... I almost didn't reply here, because once again I am the exception to the rule. I have been NED since April of 2005 but continue to get chemo (except when my counts are low). I think it all depends on the oncologist, the patient and the diagnosis... I don't have met's in the bones, but it was 4 1/2 years between my original diagnosis and the reoccurance. __________________ Maryann Stage IV Inflammatory BC 1/00 Mod Rad Mastectomy 24nod/5+ Adriomycin Cytoxin Taxol Tamoxifen 4 1/2 yrs Radiation - 32 x Metastatic BC lung/liver 10/04 thorocentesis 2x - pleurodesis Herceptin Taxatiere Carbo Femera/Lupron BC NED 4/05 chemo induced Acute Myeloid Leukemia 5/06 Induction/consolidation chemo bone marrow transplant - 11/3/06 Severe Host vs Graft Disease of liver BC mets to lung 11/07 Fasoladex Herceptin Zometa Xeloda GVHD/Iron overload to liver Avascular Necrosis/morphine pump 10/10 metastatic brain tumor steriotactic radiosurgery