[Jackie07]

Saw this very encouraging report of Abraxane by a member of the CancerConnect forum:

"I too have stage 4 ER+ MBC. I was diagnosed in November 2007 (age 49 at the time) with mets in my bones and liver. From January – June 2008 I had 8 treatments of Abraxane (once every 3 weeks). The day after the treatment I had a Neulasta shot to boost my blood count. I lost my hair 14 days after the 1st treatment. The eyebrows and eyelashes went after the 4th treatment. I had bad bone pain and fevers after each treatment that lasted several days. I will say that after those days I felt pretty good. I never had any really bad digestive issues on Abraxane. After the 4th treatment though, I became really tired. I remember there were days where I couldn’t really get off my couch. By the 6th treatment I had lost the feelings in my fingers and my feet. Taxanes will often cause neuropathy in the hands and feet. All of the struggles with chemo were worth it. After chemo I took some time off to recouperate and get my strength back. Then I had breast reconstruction and my ovaries removed. I also started Zometa treatments and Femara pills daily. It took 2 years but by March 2010 I was declared met free. I had 3 tumors (one in each lobe) of my liver that slowly shrank and then disappeared. Since then, I have some bone hot spots in my pelvic and spinal regions, but they come and go. So my point is that I believe Abraxane is worth it. For me, it’s now been 4 years. I think that 6 months of chemo for 4 years of life is a good bargain."