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Old 03-18-2012, 01:46 AM   #1
Vicki revised
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Join Date: Mar 2012
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Post Excellent resource for nutritional information

I highly recommend the ACS Guide to Nutrition for Cancer Survivors. It's title should be Nutrition for All. I rarely read a book like this all the way through, but I couldn't put it down when I started!

My husband is the cook in the family who loves to create his own recipes using spices, seeasonings, and ingrediants that are beneficial to whatever treatment I've been on and this expanded his menu quite a bit.
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3/11: DX: IDC, HER2++, ER/PR neg, stage 4, mets to liver. Primary tumor: grade 3; 11 cm. 2nd smaller tumor: ~2.5cm. Multiple affected nodes, 1 spot on liver. 6 rounds TCH prior to bmx.
7/11: Nothing left except Primary breast tumor now 1.5cm.
8/11: BMX, 17/17 nodes clear. No post-op chemo or radiation indicated. NED!
10/11: NED! Continue Herceptin indef.
2/12: Reoccurence of liver mets; both lobes. Tykerb added to Herceptin.
5/12: Progression of liver mets. Stop Tykerb, start Abraxane & Herceptin weekly.
8/12: Progression in liver and lymph nodes around liver and right kidney. Herceptin not working anymore! Stop Abraxane and Herceptin. Start Tykerb and Xeloda.
10/12: Severe side effects. 3 weeks break from everything.
12/12: It's working! All tumors gone except 2 (from 20+) Continue Tykerb and Xeloda. Brain and spine MRIs clear.
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