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Believe51 · 04-26-2009, 06:39 PM

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Iam a her 2 breast cancer sufferer. My sister has just been diagnosed with the same. She is about to start a course of chemo at the same time as having herceptin. While I'm glad she is having Herceptin I was not allowed it at the time and since then I've been told that it is of no use unless it is administered at the early stage.

I constantly worry about the return of the cancer as I had to forego my last two chemos because of side effects of paclitaxel (neuropathy). I get no ajuvunct treatment except a yearly visit I'd like some blood checks or mri scans done to make my 5 year survival a worry free time. How can I ever have some checks or Herceptin.? I do not want to wait until it might come back, is there anything I can do?

Mary, I hope you do not mind but I moved this so you could get more replies. Best of luck.>>Believe51

04-26-2009, 06:39 PM	#1
Believe51 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: RHODE ISLAND (Ed getting me a latte on 2nd Cancerversary Cruise 2008) 'BELIEVE': To accept as true or real, To have faith in, To presume ALWAYS BELIEVE Posts: 2,999	Moved from 'screening room' posts for mary murphy mary murphy Guest Posts: n/a mrs Iam a her 2 breast cancer sufferer. My sister has just been diagnosed with the same. She is about to start a course of chemo at the same time as having herceptin. While I'm glad she is having Herceptin I was not allowed it at the time and since then I've been told that it is of no use unless it is administered at the early stage. I constantly worry about the return of the cancer as I had to forego my last two chemos because of side effects of paclitaxel (neuropathy). I get no ajuvunct treatment except a yearly visit I'd like some blood checks or mri scans done to make my 5 year survival a worry free time. How can I ever have some checks or Herceptin.? I do not want to wait until it might come back, is there anything I can do? Mary, I hope you do not mind but I moved this so you could get more replies. Best of luck.>>Believe51 __________________ 9/7/06Husband 50yrs=StageIV IBC/HER2+,BoneMets10/06TaxotereX10,'H'1X wk,Zometa,Tamoxifen4/12/07Last Tax5/18/07Pet=Rapid Cell Activity,No Organ Mets,Lytic Lesions,Degeneration,Some Bone Repair5/07ChemoFail6/01/07Pleural Thoracentisis=Effusions,NoMalignantCells6/19/07+7/2/07DFCI 6/25/07BrainMRI=BrainMets,Many<9mm7/10/07WBR/PelvisRad37.5Gx15&Nutritionist8/19/07T/X9/20/07BrainMRI=2<2mm10/6/07Pet=BoneProgression 10/24/07ChemoFail11/9/07A/Cx10,EndTam12/7/07Faslodex12/10/07Muga7512/13/07BlasticLesions1/7/08BrainMRI=Clear4/1/08Pet=BoneImprovement, NoProgression,Stable4/7/08BrainPerfect5/16/08Last A/C8/26/08BrainMets=10(<9mm)9/10/08Gamma10/30/08Met=5mm12/19/08Gamma5mets5 12/22/08SpinalMets1/14/09SpinalRads2/17/09BrainMRI=NoNewMets4/20/09BoneScan5/14/09Ixempra6/1/09BrainMRI=NumerousMets6/24/09DFCIw/DrBurstein6/26/09Continue Ixempra/Faslodex/Zometa~TM now lower7/17/09Stop Ixempra By Choice9/21/09HOSPICE10/16/09Earned His Deserved Wings And Halo=37 Month Fight w/Stage 4 IBC, Her2+++,My Hero!!