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Thanks everyone. It's impossible for "civilians" to understand the importance of targeted drugs to us with Her2+++ and why I'm taking this so hard. I'm so pissed off at cancer right now. I know it doesn't fight fair but still...

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Vicki
Lord, give me the comfort of Your embrace and acceptance of Your will.

3/11: DX: IDC, HER2++, ER/PR neg, stage 4, mets to liver. Primary tumor: grade 3; 11 cm. 2nd smaller tumor: ~2.5cm. Multiple affected nodes, 1 spot on liver. 6 rounds TCH prior to bmx.
7/11: Nothing left except Primary breast tumor now 1.5cm.
8/11: BMX, 17/17 nodes clear. No post-op chemo or radiation indicated. NED!
10/11: NED! Continue Herceptin indef.
2/12: Reoccurence of liver mets; both lobes. Tykerb added to Herceptin.
5/12: Progression of liver mets. Stop Tykerb, start Abraxane & Herceptin weekly.
8/12: Progression in liver and lymph nodes around liver and right kidney. Herceptin not working anymore! Stop Abraxane and Herceptin. Start Tykerb and Xeloda.
10/12: Severe side effects. 3 weeks break from everything.
12/12: It's working! All tumors gone except 2 (from 20+) Continue Tykerb and Xeloda. Brain and spine MRIs clear.

08-23-2012, 02:33 PM	#4
Vicki revised Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Alabama Posts: 121	Re: Bad scan--progression to lymph nodes Thanks everyone. It's impossible for "civilians" to understand the importance of targeted drugs to us with Her2+++ and why I'm taking this so hard. I'm so pissed off at cancer right now. I know it doesn't fight fair but still... __________________ Vicki Lord, give me the comfort of Your embrace and acceptance of Your will. 3/11: DX: IDC, HER2++, ER/PR neg, stage 4, mets to liver. Primary tumor: grade 3; 11 cm. 2nd smaller tumor: ~2.5cm. Multiple affected nodes, 1 spot on liver. 6 rounds TCH prior to bmx. 7/11: Nothing left except Primary breast tumor now 1.5cm. 8/11: BMX, 17/17 nodes clear. No post-op chemo or radiation indicated. NED! 10/11: NED! Continue Herceptin indef. 2/12: Reoccurence of liver mets; both lobes. Tykerb added to Herceptin. 5/12: Progression of liver mets. Stop Tykerb, start Abraxane & Herceptin weekly. 8/12: Progression in liver and lymph nodes around liver and right kidney. Herceptin not working anymore! Stop Abraxane and Herceptin. Start Tykerb and Xeloda. 10/12: Severe side effects. 3 weeks break from everything. 12/12: It's working! All tumors gone except 2 (from 20+) Continue Tykerb and Xeloda. Brain and spine MRIs clear.