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Old 01-19-2011, 02:47 PM   #9
Chelee
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Re: Calling all stage iv sisters

I was orignally dx stage IIIA...but I now know I was stage IV from the get go. I had bone mets to rt femur they missed. So have been stage IV for a bit over 5 yrs now and still going.

Pam,
My onc does the CA27.29 and we know that they work well for me. If my CA27.29 starts climbing we scan...and go from there. Trt decisions are never made from markers alone...only scans. As to the range...mine have always been pretty low...the highest they got once was in the 60's. Mine will normally range from 12 to 18...but mine are on the move as we speak. My bone mets are acting up.

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DX: 12-20-05 - Stage IIIA, Her2/Neu, 3+++,Er & Pr weakly positive, 5 of 16 pos nodes.
Rt. MRM on 1-3-06 -- No Rads due to compromised lungs.
Chemo started 2-7-06 -- TCH - - Finished 6-12-06
Finished yr of wkly herceptin 3-19-07
3-15-07 Lt side prophylactic simple mastectomy. -- Ooph 4-05-07
9-21-09 PET/CT "Recurrence" to Rt. axllia, Rt. femur, ilium. Possible Sacrum & liver? Now stage IV.
9-28-09 Loading dose of Herceptin & started Zometa
9-29-09 Power Port Placement
10-24-09 Mass 6.4 x 4.7 cm on Rt. femur head.
11-19-09 RT. Femur surgery - Rod placed
12-7-09 Navelbine added to Herceptin/Zometa.
3-23-10 Ten days of rads to RT femur. Completed.
4-05-10 Quit Navelbine--Herceptin/Zometa alone.
5-4-10 Appt. with Dr. Slamon to see what is next? Waiting on FISH results from femur biopsy.
Results to FISH was unsuccessful--this happens less then 2% of the time.
7-7-10 Recurrence to RT axilla again. Back to UCLA for options.
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