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Chelee · 10-25-2009, 04:54 PM

Cap, some how I missed this. Vickie is such a sweet, caring, compassionate, loving woman & I so hate hearing this news. She has always seemed to have so much to deal with, yet was always finding time for all her Her2 sisters...including me. She is such an amazing and inspriational woman. I don't think there is any of us here that wouldn't do anything we could for her. I'm glad she hasn't given up and is ready to push onward. If anyone can do it...Vickie can...especially with the love and support of you by her side.

Chrisy is right...I do know of two TDM1 trials that Dr. Slamon told me about. But this study is only for patients with Metastatic Her2-Positive Breast Cancer who have not received prior Chemotherapy for metastatic disease. Which I fit into since all I've had is TCH when first dx. There seems to be quite a few TDM1 trials which is making it difficult for many of us patients that are trying to find one that we can be accepted in. Please tell Vickie I have her in my thoughts & prayers daily. She really so special...tell her I send all my love. (Hugs coming your way Vickie!)

Chelee

10-25-2009, 04:54 PM	#33
Chelee Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Southern, CA Posts: 2,511	Re: vickie h update Cap, some how I missed this. Vickie is such a sweet, caring, compassionate, loving woman & I so hate hearing this news. She has always seemed to have so much to deal with, yet was always finding time for all her Her2 sisters...including me. She is such an amazing and inspriational woman. I don't think there is any of us here that wouldn't do anything we could for her. I'm glad she hasn't given up and is ready to push onward. If anyone can do it...Vickie can...especially with the love and support of you by her side. Chrisy is right...I do know of two TDM1 trials that Dr. Slamon told me about. But this study is only for patients with Metastatic Her2-Positive Breast Cancer who have not received prior Chemotherapy for metastatic disease. Which I fit into since all I've had is TCH when first dx. There seems to be quite a few TDM1 trials which is making it difficult for many of us patients that are trying to find one that we can be accepted in. Please tell Vickie I have her in my thoughts & prayers daily. She really so special...tell her I send all my love. (Hugs coming your way Vickie!) Chelee __________________ DX: 12-20-05 - Stage IIIA, Her2/Neu, 3+++,Er & Pr weakly positive, 5 of 16 pos nodes. Rt. MRM on 1-3-06 -- No Rads due to compromised lungs. Chemo started 2-7-06 -- TCH - - Finished 6-12-06 Finished yr of wkly herceptin 3-19-07 3-15-07 Lt side prophylactic simple mastectomy. -- Ooph 4-05-07 9-21-09 PET/CT "Recurrence" to Rt. axllia, Rt. femur, ilium. Possible Sacrum & liver? Now stage IV. 9-28-09 Loading dose of Herceptin & started Zometa 9-29-09 Power Port Placement 10-24-09 Mass 6.4 x 4.7 cm on Rt. femur head. 11-19-09 RT. Femur surgery - Rod placed 12-7-09 Navelbine added to Herceptin/Zometa. 3-23-10 Ten days of rads to RT femur. Completed. 4-05-10 Quit Navelbine--Herceptin/Zometa alone. 5-4-10 Appt. with Dr. Slamon to see what is next? Waiting on FISH results from femur biopsy. Results to FISH was unsuccessful--this happens less then 2% of the time. 7-7-10 Recurrence to RT axilla again. Back to UCLA for options.