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Re: How fast can skin mets occur
Jackie:
I am not in the vaccine trial but plan to discuss with my oncologist. I was diagnosed with brain mets in November and recently underwent 15 rounds of WBRT. I was able to restart my oral chemo (xeloda) and am currently on my week off. I am also on tykerb which I started in November. So far, my cancer markers are dropping. Brain MRI on Jan 21 to see where things are at...although I have been told it may take three months to be able to see how effective the WBRT was on my IBC mets to brain. Skin mets are still present but the skin seems to be intact so far and new chemo seems to be effective.
Hanging in there and hoping 2011 gives me a break.
Sharon
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Momma Sharon
1/7/10 Diagnosed IBC while BF twins a pleomorphic infiltrating lobular carcinoma; 12x9 cm; ER+, PR+, HER-2/neu++; Ki-67 80%
1/25/10 MRI of brain/scan of bone neg-
1/27/10 PET Scan-hypermetabolism in left breast axillary; right mediastinal, left and right supraclavicular and internal mammary lymph nodes
1/29/10 Port Placement, started 24 weeks of chemotherapy with: Trastuzumab- Herceptin, Paclitaxel- Taxol, and Vinorebine- Navelbine
7/9/10 Finished 24th chemo treatment
7/15/10 PET/CT showed excellent response in nodes and breast; possible bone mets
7/16/10 Began Herceptin@ 3 wks and Zometa @6 wks plus Lupron and Femera
7/29/10 Diagnosed with HER+,ER-,PR- skin mets; started Doxil & Cytoxin; no response
11/5/10 PET/CT mets to bone, liver, lung, adrenal; started Xeloda
11/12/10 Brain MRI-Brain Mets, stopped Xeloda, started WBRT 11/16 and Tykerb on 11/19
12/6/10 completed 15 rounds WBRT
12/19/10 restarted Xeloda
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