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I've really got to learn how to celebrate better!
Carolyn - oooh. You've just exposed how lame and uninteresting my life is LOL!
I guess the celebration has already started - first I celebrated by going up to get my Avastin infusion - since I can still be in the trial! I was lucky enough to be sitting next to a great lady who I have met before, she is a mets fighter turned inspirational speaker and "Oncological Celebrity" - her daughter gave her business cards that say that. She is a force of nature - I wish I could hang out with her and have some of that rub off on me!
Then I went back to work, came home and made dinner, and made EXCITING plans for the weekend which include planting late tomatoes and painting the house.
Like I said, I think my celebration rituals need some work - thanks for the inspiration!
When all else fails, sitting with my hubby having a nice glass of wine (as I'm doing right now!) will do in a pinch! And will get the creative-celebration juices flowing!
Take care
Chris
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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
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