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Re: Mets to bone
Hi Lopsided,
The mets went into my hip, brain, vertebrae. The only one of these that has caused me difficulties is the hip. The ortho guy said that my rt. hip has necrosis-meaning no blood supply. Meaning that if I had a hip replacement it might not work because there is no blood flow. If the hip replacement failed I could be crippled. Not nice at all.
So I am asking God what to do? The hip is painful and will only get worse(so says the dr.). But being totally crippled doesn't sound too good.
But I do my housework, cook, and take care of my kids. Can't complain (okay, maybe a little).
Best wishes,
D.W.
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4/06 diagnosed metastatic breast cancer stage III her2nu
4/06-7/06 taxol, carboplatin, herceptin 4/06-4/08 herceptin
8/06 mastectomy, lymph nodes removed
08/06-12/06 taxotere
28 radiation treatments
4/08 mets in brain, spine & hip
4/08 whole brain radiation 10 times
5/08-6/08 spinal radiation 12 times
4/08-9/08 tykerb, xeloda
9/08-present navelbine, herceptin
10/08 MRI shows brain mets just about gone!
4/09-blah more brain mets
6/09-Gamma Knife Radiation to the brain
9/09-three small brain tumors gone, big one shrunk almost in half
3/10 NED (nice)
8/11-more brain mets; shrunken are growing; new one found
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