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Stable...do I stop taxol and stay on just herceptin/zometa
It is a good problem to have but wanted advice from people with more experience than me. My oncologist mentioned today at my visit, the option to stop taxol since my last scans were stablle. I have been on taxol for 9 months and my peripheral neuropathy is getting worse and I am tired, but otherwise I am tolerating it okay. My next scans are scheduled for October, if they are still okay, she will let me stay on just herceptin and zometa. I was excited about this but nervous about the possibility of progression without taxol. I know it may progress either way but not sure what to do. Anyone treated with just herceptin for an extended period of time and doing well?
Thanks
Kim
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40 yo. mom to 7 yo old twins girls and 5 year old son
Dx- 12/6/10- stage IV to bone
Taxol/Herceptin/Zometa
CT scans and bone scan- STABLE 4/19/11, 6/12/11, 10/4/11
Stopped taxol 9/29/11
Continue herceptin,zometa
John Hopkins vaccine trial 4/12-11-12
CT scans and bone scan- NED 4/12, 7/12, 10/12, 2/13,6/13
Brain MRI-clear 6/13
Left breast progression 8/14, Ct scan and bone scan-clear
brain MRI- clear
Mastectomy left breast 9/14
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