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Irene,

The reason for adding the Ixempra to the mix so early on is that my lung mets seem to be running amuck! The pneumonia has complicated my lungs and my oncologist wants to treat me as aggressively as she can. I'm currently on oxygen which is putting a damper on my life style. I want to hit these mets with everything I can to try and get back to as normal as possible in as quick a time as possible. Also the Ixempra was initially tested in combination with Xeloda and had good results. My oncologist keeps up on a lot of the research that is/was done and I guess I just have complete confidence in her ability. She hasn't let me down yet. I was a bit hesitatant about adding the Ixempra but after talking to her I decided to go along with it. When we're dealing with this dreadful beast there is no telling what will/won't work so I guess I'm willing to take a chance and pray that throwing in the Ixempra will be just the combo I need.