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Old 05-14-2006, 12:03 PM   #7
tousled1
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I am stage III and will finish my neoadjunct chemo therapy on Wednesday. I have my surgery scheduled for June 8. I had a CA27-29 tumor marker done on initial diagnosis and then again half way through my treatment. It had doubled but my onc said not to worry about it that they really aren't that reliable and mine was still within the "normal" limit. Last Thrusday I asked for a CA27-29 again and it was. I will get the result next week when I go go chemo. I am very concerned about whether my treatment is working or not because the next stage is IV. I can understand your concern but you must have faith and trust in your oncologist. If you don't feel your are getting what you need then switch oncologists again.
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Stage IIIC Diagnosed Oct 25, 2005 (age 58)
ER/PR-, HER2+++, grade 3, Ploidy/DNA index: Aneuploid/1.61, S-phase: 24.2%
Neoadjunct chemo: 4 A/C; 4 Taxatore
Bilateral mastectomy June 8, 2006
14 of 26 nodes positive
Herceptin June 22, 2006 - April 20, 2007
Radiation (X35) July 24-September 11, 2006
BRCA1/BRCA2 negative
Stage IV lung mets July 13, 2007 - TCH
Single brain met - August 6, 2007 -CyberKnife
Oct 2007 - clear brain MRI and lung mets shrinking.
March 2008 lung met progression, brain still clear - begin Tykerb/Xeloda/Ixempra
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