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Tykerb through mastectomy??
I have had a great response to Tykerb and Xeloda and am finally having my bilateral MRM this week. My onc told me to go off the Xeloda for the surgery (my last dose in this cycle was today, surgery is wednesday) but continue the Tykerb through surgery and beyond. I have had 2 people tell me they were told to stop tykerb in advance becasue of potantial wound healing issues. Anyone else continue Tykerb through their surgery? I guess my case is unusual in that most people out on these agents have probably already had surgery.
Thanks so much!
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Lori, age 33
*IBC (ER+,PR-,Her2+) on right diagnosed 8/09 with metastatic lymph node left axilla (Er-,PR-,Her2+) vs possible bilateral breast cancer
*A/C x4
*Taxol x4 with weekly herceptin
*Breast MRI 12/09- no improvement
*PET scan 12/09- no evidence of mets
*Tykerb/Xeloda 12/09
*Bilateral MRM 4/10
*Twice daily rads to both chest walls and both axillas 5/10-6/10
*9/10 PET/CT- NED
*Tykerb/Xeloda until 12/10
*Tykerb and Tamoxifen 12/10-current. Bye bye Xeloda
*2/11- malignant pleural effusions bilaterally (likely lymphangitic lung mets) and skin mets
Herceptin and Ixempra
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