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Vicki revised · 06-09-2012, 07:36 PM

I was dx with stage 4, mets to liver. My bc dx was shocking enough but the liver mets more so since I had no symptoms.

However, I did have symptoms with reoccurence b/t Nov and Feb but attributed my lack of appetite, weight loss and nausea to stress of the holidays and change of lifestyle at retirement in Dec. My 3 mon PET in Feb showed mets were back while tumor markers remained low.

06-09-2012, 07:36 PM	#6
Vicki revised Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Alabama Posts: 121	Re: how did you know the cancer metastisized? I was dx with stage 4, mets to liver. My bc dx was shocking enough but the liver mets more so since I had no symptoms. However, I did have symptoms with reoccurence b/t Nov and Feb but attributed my lack of appetite, weight loss and nausea to stress of the holidays and change of lifestyle at retirement in Dec. My 3 mon PET in Feb showed mets were back while tumor markers remained low. __________________ 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.