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a couple of random questions
My busy little brain is always generating those and I know there aren't always answers, but I am asking anyway. When drugs cause pain at the tumor site, is that a sign that they are working or is it inconsequential? And my other question is if a drug doesn't work at one point is it ever worth trying again? My reason for asking is that it really, really bothers me that I had progression on the DM1 trial when so many have responded so very well. Will it never work for me? Why didn't it work? I mean, what up? That surprised every medical person I was involved with in the trial. I know there may not be reasons that we know, I would just be curious to hear any theories anyone has. Thank you so much.
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with love and gratitude,
joy
dx stage I 2/2000*er/pr+; her- per IHC*lumpectomy*4 rounds A/C*30 rads*tamoxifen*dx stage 4 5/2002*huge mets to liver*tiny mets to lungs*stopped tamoxifen*5/02 taxotere/xeloda*her 2 checked with FiSH-her2+++herceptin *2/03 stopped chemo femara w/herceptin*zolodex*04 switched to aromasin w/herceptin*05 high estrogen tx*11/05taxol/carbo*7/06 stopped chemo; megace/herceptin*9/06navelbine/herceptin*5/07tykerb/xeloda great response*4/08 progression in liver; ooph/ faslodex /herceptin
6/08 began Herceptin DM-1
9/08 progression
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