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Old 07-19-2008, 06:12 AM   #1
Janet Taylor
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Faslodex
I justed started Faslodex along with a second round of Herceptin. Has anyone else had experience with Faslodex?
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Old 07-19-2008, 08:27 AM   #2
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Dear Janet

There are 2 members who have used Faslodex. One is Susan (member name is just Susan - no initials) and the other is Joy. You should privately message them for their experiences with Faslodex as sometimes some of us don't come on the board for a couple of weeks at a time because of work or vacation.

For the record, Dr. Slamon (inventor of Herceptin) says that he feels Faslodex is the way to go for Her2 women who are also ER+. It is his anti-hormonal of choice.
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Found lump via BSE
Diagnosed 8/04 at age 45
1.9cm tumor, ER+PR-, Her2 3+(rt side)
2 micromets to sentinel node
Stage 2A
left 3mm DCIS - low grade ER+PR+Her2 neg
lumpectomies 9/7/04
4DD AC followed by 4 DD taxol
Used Leukine instead of Neulasta
35 rads on right side only
4/05 started Tamoxifen
Started Herceptin 4 months after last Taxol due to
trial results and 2005 ASCO meeting & recommendations
Oophorectomy 8/05
Started Arimidex 9/05
Finished Herceptin (16 months) 9/06
Arimidex Only
Prolia every 6 months for osteopenia

NED 18 years!

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Old 07-20-2008, 07:02 AM   #3
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I Took Faslodex For About 9 Months. I Did Not Notice Any Side Effects At All. Sometimes I Had Some Bruising At The Injection Site.
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09/2005--BREAST CANCER/8 POS NODES --A/C, MASTECTOMY,TAXOTERE, RADS, TAMOXIFEN,HERCEPTIN
02/2007--B/C METS TO OVARIES--HYSTERECTOMY, FASLODEX
12/2007--ENLARGING LYMPH NODES IN ABDOMEN--IXEMPRA, THEN TYKERB
08/2008--COLON TUMOR--A/C AGAIN,
12/2008--ABDOMEN TUMOR--AVASTIN/NAVELBINE FEMARA
05/2009--MET TO SPINE (L2) RADS
CURRENT TREATMENT
07/2009- START ZOMETA MONTHLY, XELODA & ABRAXANE......SURVIVING THE BEST I CAN
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Old 07-20-2008, 07:44 AM   #4
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Hi Janet,

I also had the faslodex shots for about a year. Other than the shots being uncomfortable, I did not experience any side effects.
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Diagnosed 2/04 - Invasive ductal - no clean margins
node negative - er+pr+, her2++
Mastectomy 4/04 - 4 rounds AC
9/05 - mets to liver treated with carbo/ixabipelone/herceptin
3/06 - complete remission
9/06 - new liver mets, starting Taxotere/Herceptin
1/07 -Liver mets stable, staying on Herceptin
5/07 - Liver, lung progression - starting T/X
12/07 - Liver, lung progression - starting weekly Navilbene/Herceptin
4/08 - Liver progression - started Abraxane, Carbo, Tykerb and Herceptin
7/08 - Liver Progression - started Gemzar, Avastin and Tykerb
10/08 - Liver progression - starting Doxil
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