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StephN · 04-01-2015, 12:40 PM

Dear Valerie -
I share the shock and extreme letdown of an advanced cancer re-entering your life. I saw your post but was at my mother's across the state, where I often am these days.

One thing I can speak to is mets to the liver. My BC went to my liver big time, but I am fortunate that the drug combo worked, finally leaving only 3 small areas of scar, and then no evidence there ever were any tumors. The liver will regenerate, and I am hoping by now your dear man will have begun treatment or had his surgery.

With breast cancer these days chemo is often given prior to surgery, but I have no idea if they do the same for other cancers where chemo is indicated.

PS - Be aware that non-members may view posts, but not reply. So many of those early readers could have been among the large number of non-members who view this site.

04-01-2015, 12:40 PM	#16
StephN Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Misty woods of WA State Posts: 4,128	Re: boyfriend d/x with stage 4 cancer Dear Valerie - I share the shock and extreme letdown of an advanced cancer re-entering your life. I saw your post but was at my mother's across the state, where I often am these days. One thing I can speak to is mets to the liver. My BC went to my liver big time, but I am fortunate that the drug combo worked, finally leaving only 3 small areas of scar, and then no evidence there ever were any tumors. The liver will regenerate, and I am hoping by now your dear man will have begun treatment or had his surgery. With breast cancer these days chemo is often given prior to surgery, but I have no idea if they do the same for other cancers where chemo is indicated. PS - Be aware that non-members may view posts, but not reply. So many of those early readers could have been among the large number of non-members who view this site. __________________ "When I hear music, I fear no danger. I am invulnerable. I see no foe. I am related to the earliest times, and to the latest." H.D. Thoreau Live in the moment. MY STORY SO FAR ~~~~ Found suspicious lump 9/2000 Lumpectomy, then node dissection and port placement Stage IIB, 8 pos nodes of 18, Grade 3, ER & PR - Adriamycin 12 weekly, taxotere 4 rounds 36 rads - very little burning 3 mos after rads liver full of tumors, Stage IV Jan 2002, one spot on sternum Weekly Taxol, Navelbine, Herceptin for 27 rounds to NED! 2003 & 2004 no active disease - 3 weekly Herceptin + Zometa Jan 2005 two mets to brain - Gamma Knife on Jan 18 All clear until treated cerebellum spot showing activity on Jan 2006 brain MRI & brain PET Brain surgery on Feb 9, 2006 - no cancer, 100% radiation necrosis - tumor was still dying Continue as NED while on Herceptin & quarterly Zometa Fall-2006 - off Zometa - watching one small brain spot (scar?) 2007 - spot/scar in brain stable - finished anticoagulation therapy for clot along my port-a-catheter - 3 angioplasties to unblock vena cava 2008 - Brain and body still NED! Port removed and scans in Dec. Dec 2008 - stop Herceptin - Vaccine Trial at U of W begun in Oct. of 2011 STILL NED everywhere in Feb 2014 - on wing & prayer 7/14 - Started twice yearly Zometa for my bones Jan. 2015 checkup still shows NED 2015 Neuropathy in feet - otherwise all OK - still NED. Same news for 2016 and all of 2017. Nov of 2017 - had small skin cancer removed from my face. Will have Zometa end of Jan. 2018.