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Re: Calling all stage iv sisters
Jackie, this calculation will keep you busy but your work is very much appreciated. I certainly hope to keep adding to the burden of calculation! Tammy's ups and downs are very familiar to me (except my tumour marker numbers tend to get into the 4 figures not the 3 figures!) I've enjoyed many family milestones in my Stage IV time and had lots of great experiences. My QOL is as good as, if not better than, many of my friends' and, like Tammy, I plan to continue as long as I can but I will take what comes with grace the help of medical science. Well that is the theory anyway. Newbies, you have a much better chance of being in Steph N's shoes than we did because more options are available sooner.But even if that level of stable disease eludes you, you can still look forward to lots of time as parents, friends, family members, workers -whatever your life offers. And do keep Jackie busy.
Trish
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5/2004 (R) 30mm bre gr3 infiltrating ductal ca 16/18nodes er (2+) pr (3+) HER2 (3+)
6/2004 6 cycles(FEC), Oct 40 rads, Tamoxifen
5/2006 oopherectomy, Arimedex
12/2006 liver mets largest 9cm
1/2007 Herceptin,
3/2007 Taxol + Herc
1/2008 Herc alone
4/2008 Multiple bone mets,Zometa
7/2008 Herc + Gemcitabine
8/2008 Herc+Navelbine/vinoralbine
10/2008 Herc+Carboplatin+Taxol
12/2008 Tykerb+Xeloda
2/2010 Herceptin + trial drug
5/2010 Herceptin+Tykerb
8/2010 Tykerb+Abraxane
9/2010 Abraxane
12/2010 Abraxane+Tyk+Herc
4/2011 Tyk+Herc+Femara
6/2011 Liver and bone mets prog.Abraxane continue Herceptin,Tykerb,Femara and Zometa
8/2011 Probable liver progression and increased neuropathy. Xeloda with Tyk+Herc. Zometa 6 weekly.
9/2011 Liver progression,TM +++. Cyclophosphamide and Methotrexate metro Herc Zometa
10/2011 liver mets prog.Herc, 3 Tykerb +2mg decodron daily,Zometa
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