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by the way, Susanne....love your siggy line "HER2 positive, and - as my diagnosis is 4 years old - I don't remember the rest."

LOL

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Lori, age 33
*IBC (ER+,PR-,Her2+) on right diagnosed 8/09 with metastatic lymph node left axilla (Er-,PR-,Her2+) vs possible bilateral breast cancer
*A/C x4
*Taxol x4 with weekly herceptin
*Breast MRI 12/09- no improvement
*PET scan 12/09- no evidence of mets
*Tykerb/Xeloda 12/09
*Bilateral MRM 4/10
*Twice daily rads to both chest walls and both axillas 5/10-6/10
*9/10 PET/CT- NED
*Tykerb/Xeloda until 12/10
*Tykerb and Tamoxifen 12/10-current. Bye bye Xeloda
*2/11- malignant pleural effusions bilaterally (likely lymphangitic lung mets) and skin mets
Herceptin and Ixempra

03-02-2010, 07:52 AM	#12
LoriG Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 28	Re: Tykerb/Xeloda, side effects?? by the way, Susanne....love your siggy line "HER2 positive, and - as my diagnosis is 4 years old - I don't remember the rest." LOL __________________ Lori, age 33 IBC (ER+,PR-,Her2+) on right diagnosed 8/09 with metastatic lymph node left axilla (Er-,PR-,Her2+) vs possible bilateral breast cancer A/C x4 Taxol x4 with weekly herceptin Breast MRI 12/09- no improvement PET scan 12/09- no evidence of mets Tykerb/Xeloda 12/09 Bilateral MRM 4/10 Twice daily rads to both chest walls and both axillas 5/10-6/10 9/10 PET/CT- NED Tykerb/Xeloda until 12/10 Tykerb and Tamoxifen 12/10-current. Bye bye Xeloda 2/11- malignant pleural effusions bilaterally (likely lymphangitic lung mets) and skin mets Herceptin and Ixempra