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Old 07-09-2011, 09:49 PM   #2
Trish
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Re: depression with new diagnosis

I'm really sorry to hear your news-it is particularly hard when you are so young and have such young children. I'm so pleased you have a supportive husband, though- that means you can work with this situation together. A lot of us have been living with Stage IV disease for a long time and there is a thread devoted to it which is worth searching. I have pretty active treatment for my mets (liver and bones since 2006) but some people on this site have quite stable disease. There are a lot of treatment options and lots of reason to be hopeful that you can live with this as a chronic disease-at least until a cure becomes available. All the best with the challenge of juggling treatment and family life. I hope you can find lots of support to help you through.
Trish
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5/2004 (R) 30mm bre gr3 infiltrating ductal ca 16/18nodes er (2+) pr (3+) HER2 (3+)
6/2004
6 cycles(FEC), Oct 40 rads, Tamoxifen
5/2006
oopherectomy, Arimedex
12/2006
liver mets largest 9cm
1/2007
Herceptin,
3/2007
Taxol + Herc
1/2008
Herc alone
4/2008
Multiple bone mets,Zometa
7/2008
Herc + Gemcitabine
8/2008
Herc+Navelbine/vinoralbine
10/2008
Herc+Carboplatin+Taxol
12/2008
Tykerb+Xeloda
2/2010
Herceptin + trial drug
5/2010
Herceptin+Tykerb
8/2010
Tykerb+Abraxane
9/2010
Abraxane
12/2010
Abraxane+Tyk+Herc
4/2011
Tyk+Herc+Femara
6/2011
Liver and bone mets prog.Abraxane continue Herceptin,Tykerb,Femara and Zometa
8/2011
Probable liver progression and increased neuropathy. Xeloda with Tyk+Herc. Zometa 6 weekly.
9/2011
Liver progression,TM +++. Cyclophosphamide and Methotrexate metro Herc Zometa
10/2011 liver mets prog.Herc, 3 Tykerb +2mg decodron daily,Zometa
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