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Re: Prayers are answered ~~~
Shelia, I am beyond thrilled to hear your good news...it's about darned time. Not a day has went by that I didn't think of you & this on-going fight to get Tykerb approved.
As you know since I recurred I just saw Dr. Slamon and he is all for the TDM1. He really lights up when talking about it. Its very exciting to hear him explain it and how it works. As you know from just this board alone the results have been great and with very little side affects. These decision aren't always easy but if you could get into the TDM1 study I would probably do that. Especially now that you know you can get Tykerb if it didn't work out for you. Whatever you decide I just can't tell you how happy I am to hear you won the battle. Now you can move forward.
Sending lots of love & hugs your way!
Chelee
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DX: 12-20-05 - Stage IIIA, Her2/Neu, 3+++,Er & Pr weakly positive, 5 of 16 pos nodes.
Rt. MRM on 1-3-06 -- No Rads due to compromised lungs.
Chemo started 2-7-06 -- TCH - - Finished 6-12-06
Finished yr of wkly herceptin 3-19-07
3-15-07 Lt side prophylactic simple mastectomy. -- Ooph 4-05-07
9-21-09 PET/CT "Recurrence" to Rt. axllia, Rt. femur, ilium. Possible Sacrum & liver? Now stage IV.
9-28-09 Loading dose of Herceptin & started Zometa
9-29-09 Power Port Placement
10-24-09 Mass 6.4 x 4.7 cm on Rt. femur head.
11-19-09 RT. Femur surgery - Rod placed
12-7-09 Navelbine added to Herceptin/Zometa.
3-23-10 Ten days of rads to RT femur. Completed.
4-05-10 Quit Navelbine--Herceptin/Zometa alone.
5-4-10 Appt. with Dr. Slamon to see what is next? Waiting on FISH results from femur biopsy.
Results to FISH was unsuccessful--this happens less then 2% of the time.
7-7-10 Recurrence to RT axilla again. Back to UCLA for options.
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