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Re: Tykerb-Only Treatment
Hi Daughter 1,
I was diagnosed in August 2009, stage 2B her2+, ER/PR - at age of 35. After my 3rd TCH, I had pulmonary toxicity and was admitted for a month and was on oxygen therapy. My oncologist also could not say whether the toxicity was caused by herceptin or taxotere, but we would not dare to continue with the same regime. Therefore I was given tykerb/ xeloda for 4 cycle and later the tykerb alone. I now have pulmonary fibrosis half of my lungs and causing me breathlessness on exertion but I'm doing fine. I don't dare to stop the tykerb as my PET scan shows 'possible treated metastatic lesion on pelvic bones'( I was not officially diagnosed with stage4)... I'm still on tykerb and have minimal side effects and at the moment NED,
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