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Old 07-27-2012, 09:17 AM   #1
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Hi Friends, Just wanted to share some pretty good news as I am having a bad case of scan-xiety this time. Recent mri of the brain was fine; my doc ordered one although I had one 6 months ago because I told him I was tired. It scared me a little, but of course we have to check it out. We just moved from our home to a condo in Michigan--house was on the market all while I was in Florida and 3 days after we got home..boom.. it sold and the owner wanted in after 28 days!! We were in scramble mode, so yep, I am tired! Also, ct of chest and pet were stable, so he will present to tumor board as he always does. I don't anticipate a treatment change...so although, not NED due to lungs, I have been on tykerb-hercep for 31 months now! I wish we all didn't have to live with the uncertainty of long term illness. And Jackie, who tallies up, I believe, I am now 6 years at stage 4...I have lived at stage 4 longer than stage 2 which was 3 years. Sincerely, Cathy aka Ceesun
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Old 07-27-2012, 09:30 AM   #2
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Re: Update via Ceesun

Glad no glows in the brain. Also glad on the home sale. We got killed in 2004 and 2005 selling in Michigan.
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Old 07-27-2012, 02:42 PM   #3
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Hi Cathy and thanks for the update and congrats on the MRI which must have been a relief for you, six years is amazing and here's to another six and another and another.....
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Dx July '05 IDC 1.9cm Triple positive 3/9 nodes positive
A/C X 4 ..Taxol/Herceptin x 12 wks then herceptin 1 yr
Rads x 36 ..oophorectomy August '06
Currently taking Arimidex..
June 2011 osteopenia/ zometa x1 yearly- stopped Zometa 2015 as Dexa show normal bone density.
Stopped Arimidex July 2014- Restarted Arimidex 2015 for a further two years on the advice of my Onc.
2014 Normal Dexa scan
2018 Mammo all clear, still NED!
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Old 07-27-2012, 06:52 PM   #4
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Re: Update via Ceesun

Cathy,

Thank you for the update. Six years and still going strong. That's good news. So, of course, are your scan results.

I'm also glad you're doing so well on tykerb/herceptin. I started on that last month, and it seems to be pretty tolerable. Hopefully it will also do the trick.
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4/19/11 Diagnosed invasive ductal carcinoma in left breast; 2.3 cm tumor, 1 axillary lymph node, weakly ER+, HER2+++
4/29/11 CT scan shows suspicious lesions on liver and lungs
5/17/11 liver biopsy
5/24/11 liver met confirmed--Stage IV at diagnosis
5/27/11 Begin weekly Taxol & Herceptin for 3 months (standard of care at the time of my DX)
7/18/11 Switch to weekly Abraxane & Herceptin due to Taxol allergy
8/29/11 CT scan shows no new lesions & old lesions shrinking
9/27/11 Finish Abraxane. Start Herceptin every 3 weeks. Begin taking Arimidex
10/17/11--Brain MRI--No Brain mets
12/5/11 PET scan--Almost NED
5/15/12 PET scan shows progression-breast/chest/spine (one vertebra)
5/22/12 Stop taking Arimidex; stay on Herceptin
6/11/12 Started Tykerb and Herceptin on clinical trial (w/no chemo)
9/24/12 CT scan--No new mets. Everything stable.
3/11/13 CT Scan--two small new possible mets and odd looking area in left lung getting larger.
4/2/13--Biopsy of suspicious area in lower left lung. Mets to lung confirmed.
4/30/13 Begin Kadcyla/TDM-1
8/16/13 PET scan "mixed," with some areas of increased uptake, but also some definite improvement, so I'll stay on TDM-1/Kadcyla.
11/11/13 Finally get hormone receptor results from lung biopsy of 4/2/13. My cancer is no longer ER positive.
11/13/13 PET scan mixed results again. We're calling it "stable." Problems breathing on exertion.
2/18/14 PET scan shows a new lesion and newly active lymph node in chest, other progression. Bye bye TDM-1.
2/28/14 Begin Herceptin/Perjeta every 3 weeks.
6/8/14 PET "mixed," with no new lesions, and everything but lower lungs improving. My breathing is better.
8/18/14 PET "mixed" again. Upper lungs & one spine met stable, lower lungs less FDG avid, original tumor more avid, one lymph node in mediastinum more avid.
9/1/14 Begin taking Xeloda one week on, one week off. Will also stay on Herceptin and Perjeta every three weeks.
12/11/14 PET Scan--no new lesions, and everything looks better than it did.
3/20/15 PET Scan--no new lesions, but lower lung lesions larger and a bit more avid.
4/13/15 Increasing Xeloda dose to 10 days on, one week off.
7/1/15 Scan "mixed" again, but suggests continuing progression. Stop Xeloda. Substitute Abraxane every 3 weeks starting 7/13.
10/28/15 PET scan shows dramatic improvement everywhere. All lesions except lower lungs have resolved; lower lungs noticeably improved.
12/18/15 Last Abraxane. Continue on Herceptin and Perjeta alone beginning 1/8/16.
1/27/16 PET scan shows cancer is stable.
5/11/16 PET scan shows uptake in some areas that were resolved on the last two scans.
6/3/16 Begin Kadcyla and Tykerb combination
6/5 - 6/23 Horrible diarrhea from K&T together. Got pneumonia.
7/15/16 Begin Kadcyla only every 3 weeks.
9/6/16 Begin radiation therapy on right lung lesion that caused the pneumonia.
10/3/16 Last of 12 radiation treatments to right lung.
11/4/16 Huffing and puffing, low O2, high heart rate, on tiniest bit of exertion. Diagnosed as radiation pneumonitis. Treated with Prednisone.
11/11/16 PET scan shows significant improvement to radiated part of right lung BUT a bunch of new lung lesions, and the bone met is getting worse.
11/22/16 Begin Eribulin and Herceptin. H every 3 weeks. E two weeks on, one week off.
3/6/17 Scan shows progression in lungs. Bone met a little better.
3/23/17 Lung biopsy. Tumor sampled is ER-, PR+ (5%), HER2+++. Getting Herceptin and Perjeta as a maintenance treatment.
5/31/17 Port placement
6/1/17 Start Navelbine & Tykerb
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Old 07-28-2012, 02:37 AM   #5
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Re: Update via Ceesun

Cathy
Delighted to hear all your news but especially that you're stable.
Long may it continue and thanks for posting we always need to hear good news.
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Old 07-28-2012, 07:04 AM   #6
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Cathy,

Great news on both your health and on the sale of your home. Your oncologist is sensitive to your needs in ordering a brain scan and not sending you home to take just a nap. And I'm glad you only needed a nap. I too have lived longer with advanced bc than when I was early stage.

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Old 07-28-2012, 01:06 PM   #7
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Re: Update via Ceesun

Cathy, this is good news. I am happy about the MRI and it is also good news that you are stable on H+T. No wonder you felt tired if you were worrying about the house...and then moving out so fast. Now you can relax. 6 years is good but now you are going to add mutiples of 6. 12 and 18 and 24....!
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12.2010 Mets to liver,Herceptin+Tykerb
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04.2011 Herceptin+Navelbine+750mg Tykerb
06.2011 Liver ned, Met to sternum. Added Zometa 09.2011 Cyberknife for sternum
11.2011 Pet clear. Stop Navelbine, continuing on Hercpetin+Tykerb+Aromasin
02.2012 Mets to lungs, nodes, liver
04.2012 TDM1, Ned in 07.2012
04.2015 Stop TDM1/Kadcyla, still Ned, liver problems
04.2016 Liver mets. Back on Kadcyla
08.2016 Kadcyla stopped working. mets to liver lungs bones
09.2016 Biopsy to liver. no more HER2, still ER+
09.2016 CMF Afinitor/Aromasin/ Xgeva.Met to eye muscle Cyberknife
01.2017 Gemzar/Carboplatin/ Ibrance/Faslodex then Taxotere
02.2017 30 micro mets to brain breathing getting worse and worse
04.2017 Liquid biopsy/CTC indicates HER2 again. Start Herceptin with Halaven
06.2017 all tumors shrunk 60% . more micro mets to brain (1mm mets) no symptoms
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Old 08-01-2012, 05:45 PM   #8
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Glad to hear from you, Ceesun.

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