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09-07-2007, 06:07 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 292
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6th Round w/o Taxotere
Good evening! Well, I went to the oncologist's today, expecting to just get Herceptin, but ended up doing Herceptin and Carboplatin. No Taxotere--since that seemed to be the culprit for the nasty neuropathy and it was the drug that necessitated the use of steriods. It took about 3 hours or so...
I had an Emend and Ativan via infusion (to go along with the Ativan I had already taken), so I was feeling "loopy" all afternoon. We were able to go to my store for an hour or so for some light work. I think I felt queasy, but it was most likely from the Ativan and not the Herceptin or Carboplatin. I came home, took a little nap, had a light dinner, and am now writing to you lovely ladies! We shall see how the next few days go.
So, I did get a 6th round, albeit only 85% of my protocol, but I am officially DONE with chemo!!!
Thanks so much to all of you who posted to me when I was freaking out after my last round.
Take care,
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Krista
Diagnosed 3/29/2007 @ age 34
Stage 1, Node Neg. (SNB), Grade 2, 1.4 cm. IDC
ER/PR 90%+ HER2 +
6 TCH started 5/25/2007, ended after #5 due to steroid "reactions" and neuropathy in feet and hands
BUT--#6 CH w/o Taxotere
Begin Herceptin alone 9/28/2007
30 rads completed 12/19/2007
Finish Herceptin 5/9/2008
Stopped Tamoxifen early--HATED it.
Married 17 years
13-year old son
3 embies on ice (from 1999)
GA, USA
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09-07-2007, 06:45 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 3,154
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The hardest part is now behind you....congratulations on completion of
chemo. The herceptin is much easier. Wishin you the best.
Jean
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Stage 1, Grade 1, 3/30/05
Lumpectomy 4/15/05 - 6MM IDC
Node Neg. (Sentinel node)
ER+ 90% / PR-, Her2+++ by FISH
Ki-67 40%
Arimidex 5/05
Radiation 32 trt, 5/30/05
Oncotype DX test 4/17/06, 31% high risk
TOPO 11 neg. 4/06
Stopped Arimidex 5/06
TCH 5/06, 6 treatments
Herceptin 5/06 - for 1 yr.
9/06 Completed chemo
Started Femara Sept. 2006
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09-07-2007, 07:34 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Canada
Posts: 2,193
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Congrats on finishing the "nasty" stuff. The Herceptin (for me) was nothing like chemo. I had some side effects but I actually felt human again. Good luck with the rest of the regime - you will gradually start to feel much better now.
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PinkGirl
Dx Aug/05 at age 51
2cm. Stage 2A, Grade 3
ER+/PR-
Her2 +++
Sept 7/05 Mastectomy
4 FAC, 4 Taxol, no radiation
1 year of Herceptin
Tamoxifen for approx. 4 months,
Arimidex for 5 years
Prophylactic mastectomy June 22/09
" I yam what I yam." - Popeye
My Photo Album
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09-07-2007, 08:19 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Acworth, GA
Posts: 2,104
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Krista,
You finished the hard part. Compared to what you've been through Herceptin alone will be a walk in the park.
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Kate
Stage IIIC Diagnosed Oct 25, 2005 (age 58)
ER/PR-, HER2+++, grade 3, Ploidy/DNA index: Aneuploid/1.61, S-phase: 24.2%
Neoadjunct chemo: 4 A/C; 4 Taxatore
Bilateral mastectomy June 8, 2006
14 of 26 nodes positive
Herceptin June 22, 2006 - April 20, 2007
Radiation (X35) July 24-September 11, 2006
BRCA1/BRCA2 negative
Stage IV lung mets July 13, 2007 - TCH
Single brain met - August 6, 2007 -CyberKnife
Oct 2007 - clear brain MRI and lung mets shrinking.
March 2008 lung met progression, brain still clear - begin Tykerb/Xeloda/Ixempra
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09-07-2007, 11:50 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2007
Posts: 108
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Good for you! It is "doable" but it sucks nonetheless. Congrats on getting through it!
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Age 50, premenopausal
Dx 1/2/07 DCIS/IDC
Lumpectomy 1/4/07 1.1cm tumor
SNB 3 nodes clear
Stage 1, Grade 2, HER2+++ (FISH 6.8)
ER + / PR +
TCH, 6 rounds, finished 6/1/07!!!
Herceptin to continue for 1 year
36 rads finished 8/22/07
Port out 8/27/07
Switched to Herceptin weekly for joint pain
Ooph 11/13/07
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09-08-2007, 02:58 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Eastern NC
Posts: 65
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Rewards are in order
Congratultions! A major hurdle achieved, in my book, deserves a special reward for "good behavior", "Surviving the Tough Stuff", and just as a personal pat on the back from yourself. My personal favorite is to treat myself to lunch at my favorite restaurant with a close friend or my husband. Maybe you can celebrate in your own special way... it makes it even better when you have accumulated so many treats that you can't count them all! That's Continued SURVIVAL! Hope your neuropathy starts diminishing right away, though don't be surprised if it doesn't try to move in on you like an unwanted destitute relative.
Warmly,
Rentrac
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Oct. 2003: Dx age 48, Stage IIIA Ductal Ca. dense dose neoadjuvent AC. BrCa 1&2 -, ER+, PR-, Her2+. 2004: R mastectomy, 3+ nodes, dense doseTaxotere ( allergic), total hysterectomy, radiationx36 . Tamoxifen x6 mo., Arimidex x9 mo. Jan. '06: Multi left metastatic nodes left neck. Stage IV. Taxol, Carboplatin (allergic to both), Herceptin, radiationx27. Herceptin cont'd. 1 mediastinal met in old rad field. April: 2 brain mets - Rcerebellar, Ltemporal lobe. Gammaknife. Stop Herceptin, Start Tykerb. May: CyberKnife-mediastinal node, Zometa restart. July: New RLung mets. Xeloda add. Jan. 2008: CT: Lung mets shrinking. Fatty liver w/increased liver function panel. Feb '08: MRI: brain mets back, 2nd GammaKnife. June: Migraine headaches from cerebellar tumor. Team for WBR - Choose Craniotomy on Cerebellum only. Aug: Crainiotomy successful. Sept: PET -right lung apex clean; left internal mammary artery appears malignant. Herceptin in future. Left mastectomy?
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09-08-2007, 08:49 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 292
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Thank you all so very much! I swear, I felt like a crazy person posting after each round, and I am so glad to not feel that way after this "mini-cycle"...
I feel a little icky, but knowing that I don't have the steriod issues to get through, is FAB!
Take care,
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Krista
Diagnosed 3/29/2007 @ age 34
Stage 1, Node Neg. (SNB), Grade 2, 1.4 cm. IDC
ER/PR 90%+ HER2 +
6 TCH started 5/25/2007, ended after #5 due to steroid "reactions" and neuropathy in feet and hands
BUT--#6 CH w/o Taxotere
Begin Herceptin alone 9/28/2007
30 rads completed 12/19/2007
Finish Herceptin 5/9/2008
Stopped Tamoxifen early--HATED it.
Married 17 years
13-year old son
3 embies on ice (from 1999)
GA, USA
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09-08-2007, 03:05 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Media (Wawa to be exact), PA
Posts: 104
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Ya did it! I am sure you feel better knowing that you at least got part of #6. You will not believe the difference you will feel in the coming weeks! Keep in touch
Melinda
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DX BC 12/06
tumor .9
Lumpectomy 1/8
Mammosite radiation completed 2/10
Stage1/Grade 1
clear Margins /Nodes Neg
ER+
IHC +2 Fish +
ONCO 23
Started TCH on 3/2 for 6 rounds of TC once every three weels and a year of Herceptin every 3 weeks -
Finished everything and now on Aromasin
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09-08-2007, 03:40 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: East Texas
Posts: 40
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Hooray!
Congratulations! It is so wonderful to feel you can check something off your list! As survivors we seem to really need to celebrate every achievement. So celebrate!
Peggy
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Stage IIIC
Diagnosed 5/05
FEC100 x4, Taxotere/Xeloda X4 (both with Herceptin)
Mastectomy, Rads x33 Herceptin X 9
3 Years NED!
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