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chrisy · 07-11-2006, 03:23 PM

Hi gang,
I went where I knew I shouldn't and read my CT scan report today instead of waiting until I see my onc tommorrow. I guess I felt lucky (punk?).
I think it is a good report - no new mets identified, everything is the same (including my stubborn - but stable tiny "area of interest" in the liver).

The one thing that was a new comment was related to my bones:
on Ct chest report: "Minor degenrative change seen within the bony thorax without evident blastic or lytic lesion of bone" and
on CT Abdomen/pelvis: "Review of the study at bone windows does not demonstrte gross blastic or lytic lesions of bone. There is degenerative change noted in the spine"

Does anybody know what that means? I sort of sounds to me like they don't see cancer in my bones but I might need to start taking something to strengthen and protect my bones? I'm not freaking out (yet), just want to get some feel of what questions I need to ask tommorrow...

Thanks

07-11-2006, 03:23 PM	#1
chrisy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Central Coast, CA Posts: 3,207	Mixed bag CT report? (no, all good) Hi gang, I went where I knew I shouldn't and read my CT scan report today instead of waiting until I see my onc tommorrow. I guess I felt lucky (punk?). I think it is a good report - no new mets identified, everything is the same (including my stubborn - but stable tiny "area of interest" in the liver). The one thing that was a new comment was related to my bones: on Ct chest report: "Minor degenrative change seen within the bony thorax without evident blastic or lytic lesion of bone" and on CT Abdomen/pelvis: "Review of the study at bone windows does not demonstrte gross blastic or lytic lesions of bone. There is degenerative change noted in the spine" Does anybody know what that means? I sort of sounds to me like they don't see cancer in my bones but I might need to start taking something to strengthen and protect my bones? I'm not freaking out (yet), just want to get some feel of what questions I need to ask tommorrow... Thanks __________________ Chris in Scotts Valley June 2002 extensive hi grade DCIS (pre-cancer-stage 0, clean sentinal node) Mastectomy/implant - no chemo, rads. "cured?" 9/2004 Diag: Stage IV extensive liver mets (!) ER/PR- Her2+++ 10/04-3/05 Weekly Taxol/Carboplatin/Herceptin , complete response! 04/05 - 4/07 Herception every 3 wks, Continue NED 04/07 - recurrence to liver - 2 spots, starting tykerb/avastin trial 06/07 8/07 10/07 Scans show stable, continue on Tykerb/Avastin 01/08 Progression in liver 02/08 Begin (TDM1) trial 08/08 NED! It's Working! Continue on TDM1 02/09 Continue NED 02/10 Continue NED. 5/10 9/10 Scans NED 10/10 Scans NED 12/10 Scans not clear....4/11 Scans suggest progression 6/11 progression confirmed in liver 07/11 - 11/11 Herceptin/Xeloda -not working:( 12/11 Begin MM302 Phase I trial - bust:( 03/12 3rd times the charm? AKT trial 5/12 Scan shows reduction! 7/12 More reduction!!!! 8/12 Whoops...progression...trying for Perjeta/Herceptin (plus some more nasty chemo!) 9/12 Start Perjeta/Herceptin, chemo on hold due to infection/wound in leg, added on cycle 2 &3 11/12 Poops! progression in liver, Stop Perjeta/Taxo/Herc 11/12 Navelbine/Herce[ptin - try for a 3 cycles, no go. 2/13 Gemzar/Carbo/Herceptin - no go. 3/13 TACE procedure Last edited by chrisy; 07-12-2006 at 05:46 PM..