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Anna,
I don't know what the connection would be. I called my oncologist today and discussed having the Herceptin reconstituted with saline water for my infusion tomorrow. I'm thinking in terms of alchol dries things out and perhaps that is what is happening when it's mixed with the Herceptin -- it dries out the cartledge or something in the joints. At any rate, I'm hoping that tomorrow when I get my infusion the Herceptin will be reconstituted with saline water. The point I'm at now with the muscle/joint/bone pain I'm willing to try anything if it might help.
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Kate
Stage IIIC Diagnosed Oct 25, 2005 (age 58)
ER/PR-, HER2+++, grade 3, Ploidy/DNA index: Aneuploid/1.61, S-phase: 24.2%
Neoadjunct chemo: 4 A/C; 4 Taxatore
Bilateral mastectomy June 8, 2006
14 of 26 nodes positive
Herceptin June 22, 2006 - April 20, 2007
Radiation (X35) July 24-September 11, 2006
BRCA1/BRCA2 negative
Stage IV lung mets July 13, 2007 - TCH
Single brain met - August 6, 2007 -CyberKnife
Oct 2007 - clear brain MRI and lung mets shrinking.
March 2008 lung met progression, brain still clear - begin Tykerb/Xeloda/Ixempra
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