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Old 03-25-2012, 04:39 AM   #1
fullofbeans
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Swollen eyelid, face and neck..in the morning

For the past few weeks when I have woken up first with eyelids lid swollen, then I felt my cheek were bigger (but was not sure) and this morning my neck and shoulder blades (partcularly one side) are all swollen.. It is getting worse pretty quickly and I do not know what it means.. It really makes me look rather strange. I am thinking blocked lymph nodes and bad drainage..it get better during the day.. any of you have had something like that?
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35 y/o
June 06: BC stage I
Grade 3; ER/PR neg
Her-2+++; lumpectomies

Aug 06: Stage IV
liver mets: 6 tumours
July 06 to Jan 07: 2*FEC+6*Taxotere; 3*TACE; LITT
March 07- Sept 07: Vaccination trial (phase 2, peptide based) at the UW (Seattle).
Herceptin since 2006
NED til Oct 09
Recurrence Oct 2009: to internal mammary gland since October 2009 missed on Oct and March 2010 scan.. palpable nodes in May 2010 when I realised..
Nov 2011:7 mets to lungs progressing fast failed hercp/tykerb/xeloda combo..

superior vena cava blocked: stent but face remains puffy

April 2012: Teresa Trial, randomised to TDM1
Nov 2012 progressing on TDM1
Dec 2012 blockage of my airways by tumours, obliteration of these blocking tumours breathing better but hoping for more- at mo too many tumours to count in the lungs and nodes.

Dec 2012 Starting new trial S-222611 phase 1b dual egfr her2+ inhibitor.



'Under no circumstances should you lose hope..' Dalai Lama

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