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Hi Kate,
I'm am so sorry that you get to be a member of the stage IV club, but I know you know that lots of women on this sight live full lives with this, as I like to think of it, chronic disease state. Anyway, I've been stage IV for almost two years, with liver mets first and lung mets added to the mix in May. My quality of life has been very good. I work, travel and have fun with my family and friends. I hug my kids a lot (and they're teenage boys and hate that!) and love and appreciate my husband every day. I will not let this disease take my living from me!
On the battle front, after only 6 weeks on Xeloda/Tykerb my lung mets are GONE and my small liver mets are GONE and my larger liver mets are all much smaller. There is hope out there! Please keep us posted on what you and your onc decide.
You will be in my thoughts and prayers.
Donna
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Donna
Diagnosed 2/04 - Invasive ductal - no clean margins
node negative - er+pr+, her2++
Mastectomy 4/04 - 4 rounds AC
9/05 - mets to liver treated with carbo/ixabipelone/herceptin
3/06 - complete remission
9/06 - new liver mets, starting Taxotere/Herceptin
1/07 -Liver mets stable, staying on Herceptin
5/07 - Liver, lung progression - starting T/X
12/07 - Liver, lung progression - starting weekly Navilbene/Herceptin
4/08 - Liver progression - started Abraxane, Carbo, Tykerb and Herceptin
7/08 - Liver Progression - started Gemzar, Avastin and Tykerb
10/08 - Liver progression - starting Doxil
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