Mysterious Fever
Hi All; Just want to report in on Day 7 of Tykerb...This past Sunday I started feeling very tired but attributed it to my too busy schedule. By yesterday morning was VERY tired and my husband said "Well, take your temperature silly" so I did and it was a bit elevated. By 11 am it was 102, so I called my onc's nurse and went in and had blood work done but counts were decent. I wasn't feeling sick, just tired, and my onc felt MAYBE the fever is a result of the cancer in the lymph nodes DYING! Sounds good to me!
Headed in for my third Abraxane today 
<3 Lolly
P.S. My face is now peppered with pimples! Yeah!
P.S.S. Also still have the rash on my right upper arm on the outside, a bit more widespread now. Not uncomfortable at all.
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Sept.'99 - Dx.Stage IIIB, IDC ER/PR-, HER2+++ by IHC, confirmed '04 by FISH. Left MRM, AC x's 4, Taxol x's 4, 33 Rads, finishing Tx May 2000. Jan.'01 - local/regional recurrence, Stage IV. Herceptin/Navelbine weekly till NED August 2001, then maintenance Herceptin. Right Mast. April 2002. Local/Regional recurrence April '04, Herceptin plus/minus chemo until May '07. Gemzar added from Feb.'07-April '07; Tykerb/Abraxane until August '07, back on Herceptin plus Taxotere and Xeloda Sept. '07. Stopped T/X Nov. '07, stopped Herceptin Dec. '07, started Avastin/Taxol/Carboplatin Dec. '07. Progression in chest skin, stopped TAC March '03, started radiation.
Herceptin has served as the "Backbone" of my treatment strategy for over 6 years, giving me great quality of life. In 2005, I was privileged to participate in the University of Washington/Seattle HER2 Vaccine Trial.
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