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02-21-2006, 08:19 PM
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Need Prayers for Tom.
I'm getting a CT chest scan tom. 2/22 to follow up on how well Abraxane is working on my lung tumors. I've been on Abraxane since April 2005 and the last scan showed stability and some shrinkage but everytime the scans come up again I get so worried about progression so I need some prayers. I will update all when I get results. God Bless, Hope
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Dx in Oct. 2002 Her3+++(at dx) ER/PR neg. stage 4 with mets to lung, bones, and brain
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02-21-2006, 09:08 PM
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Location: Oregon
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Dear Hope, I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers that your anxiety will be eased and scans will be good.
<3 Lolly
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02-21-2006, 10:17 PM
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Location: Misty woods of WA State
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Coming your way
from my corner of the world. Will pray that you have good results with continuing shrinkage. You seem to feel OK so will take that as a good sign.
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02-22-2006, 02:44 AM
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Location: Grand Rapids, MI
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Hope...Just said a prayer AND
will keep them coming for you. Take care and God bless.
Rhonda
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02-22-2006, 04:37 AM
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Location: Melbourne Victoria
Australia
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prayers from down under
Dear Hope
Thinking and praying for you. Fingers crossed.
Jackie
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02-22-2006, 05:12 AM
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Hope
Lots of prayers and positive thoughts coming your way for a great report.
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"Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle."
Hugs & Blessings
Sheila
Diagnosed at age 49.99999 2/21/2002 via Mammography (Calcifications)
Core Biopsy 2/22/02
L. Mastectomy 2/25/2002
Stage 1, 0.7cm IDC, Node Neg from 19 nodes Her2+++ ER PR Neg
6/2003 Reconstruction W/ Tissue Expander, Silicone Implant
9/2003 Stage IV with Mets to Supraclavicular nodes
9/2003 Began Herceptin every 3 weeks
3/2006 Xeloda 2500mg/Herceptin for recurrence to neck nodes
3/2007 Added back the Xeloda with Herceptin for continued mets to nodes
5/2007 Taken Off Xeloda, no longer working
6/14/07 Taxol/Herceptin/Avastin
3/26 - 5/28/08 Taxol Holiday Whopeeeeeeeee
5/29 2008 Back on Taxol w Herceptin q 2 weeks
4/2009 Progression on Taxol & Paralyzed L Vocal Cord from Nodes Pressing on Nerve
5/2009 Begin Rx with Navelbine/Herceptin
11/09 Progression on Navelbine
Fought for and started Tykerb/Herceptin...nodes are melting!!!!!
2/2010 Back to Avastin/Herceptin
5/2010 Switched to Metronomic Chemo with Herceptin...Cytoxan and Methotrexate
Pericardial Window Surgery to Drain Pericardial Effusion
7/2010 Back to walking a mile a day...YEAH!!!!
9/2010 Nodes are back with a vengence in neck
Qualified for TDM-1 EAP
10/6/10 Begin my miracle drug, TDM-1
Mixed response, shrinking internal nodes, progression skin mets after 3 treatments
12/6/10 Started Halaven (Eribulen) /Herceptin excellent results in 2 treatments
2/2011 I CELEBRATE my 9 YEAR MARK!!!!!!!!!!!!!
7/5/11 begin Gemzar /Herceptin for node progression
2/8/2012 Gemzar stopped, Continue Herceptin
2/20/2012 Begin Tomo Radiation to Neck Nodes
2/21/2012 I CELEBRATE 10 YEARS
5/12/2012 BeganTaxotere/ Herceptin is my next miracle for new node progression
6/28/12 Stopped Taxotere due to pregression, Started Perjeta/Herceptin
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02-22-2006, 05:29 AM
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Good Luck Hope
Sending my guardian angels your way Hope.
Good luck to you and let us know how everything turns out.
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Irene from Tampa
1996 - INFILT DUCTAL CAR.W/ LYMPH NODE INVOLVEMENT. ADRIA/CYTOXIN/5FU
1999 - RECURR. TO AUXILA AND 2 TUMORS IN LIVER
TREAT: STEM CELL REPLACEMENT/HERCEPTIN.
2002 - RECUR TO LIVER
TREAT: NAVELBINE, THEN GEMZAR, THEN XELODA.
2004 - TUMORS STILL IN LIVER
TREAT: RFA TO LIVER
STABLE UNTIL
2004 - TUMOR PROGRESSION IN LIVER.
TREAT: RESECT HALF OF LIVER.
2005 - RECURR TO LYMPH NODE OUTSIDE OF LIVER.
TREAT: TAXOL/CARPO/HERCEPTIN. FAILED ON
THIS TRIO. STARTED ON ABRAXANE.
2006 - PROGRESS WITH 2ND TUMOR GROWTH.
TREAT: AUG. BEGAN ON TYKERB/XELODA
TRIAL. CONSIDERED STABLE TO DATE.
2007 - TAKEN OFF OF TYKERB/XELODA TRIAL DUE TO
PROGRESS STARTING TYKERB/AVASTIN.
NOV 2007 - SCANS SHOW PROGRESS TUMOR GROWTH
IN ABDOM. AND TWO NEW TUMORS IN NECK AREA.
BEGAN HERCEPTIN/AVASTIN/TAXOTERE
Feb 08 - Ixempra/Xeloda
June 08 - Her/DM1 trial
"I WANT TO BE AN OUTRAGEOUS OLD WOMAN WHO NEVER GETS CALLED AN OLD LADY. I WANT TO GET SHARP EDGED & EARTH COLORED, TILL I FADE AWAY FROM PURE JOY."
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02-22-2006, 11:17 AM
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Coming your way
with Prays and hopes and lots of hugs.
Randi
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02-22-2006, 12:40 PM
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Location: Ontario, Canada
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Thinking of you hope...stay calm and kick-butt!
Al
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02-22-2006, 04:12 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Northern Calif.
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Hope,
I have said a prayer for you.
Love,
Lexi
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02-22-2006, 04:33 PM
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Location: Indiana
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Hope
You and I have had a lot of the same mets. I finished radiation on my large lung met on Dec. 28th. My radiation,( I think) was a little different then yours. it was called novalis and has only been in Indiana a couple of years. I also had a ct-scan on my lungs today. ( Feb. 22) This will be the first real scan since the radiation, to see if it works. I'm not sure but I think it takes a while to tell if radiaiton worked or not.
You are in my thoughts and peayers Patty H
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02-22-2006, 07:12 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Ontario, Canada
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Hope and Patty; You are both in my prayers. God bless.
Cathya
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02-22-2006, 09:31 PM
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Location: Vancouver, Canada
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Hope you are in my thoughts and I wish good result. Please let us know.
Big hug,
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02-23-2006, 02:02 PM
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Location: California's Gold Country
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Hope,
Saying prayers that your CT shows good news. Kim in CA
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02-23-2006, 02:17 PM
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Location: Norway
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Thinking of you, whising you all the best.
Toril
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02-24-2006, 01:08 AM
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all the best for tomorrow Hope.
love
linda
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03-03-2006, 11:47 AM
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Bad News but some also good
Well I got the results of CT chest, bone scan, and CT pelvis. All of abdomen OK, bone scan stable execpt for some moderate uptake in upper thoracic spine, onc. wasn't too worried. Well the bad news is that I do have some progression in both lungs. Compared to my other bouts of progression in the lungs the tumors didn't grow as much in the 3 months ~.5cm to 1cm. My two largest tumors are now ~4cm and ~8cm. All of the other small tumors all less than ~1cm did not grow. Symptomwise, I have had more shortness of breath but really no pain. My onc. has also refered me to a pulmonary specialist to go over scans and check my oxygen level for possible oxygen tank use.
My onc. wants to get off Abraxane and try some clinical trials at the cancer center I go to. I am already on a clinical trial for a decadron subsitute drug, which I'm not sure if I'm getting the drug or placebo, to help get rid of this brain edema after a successful Gamma knife to one brain lesion. I don't think you can be on two clinical trials at the same time so that leaves me with trying Xeloda again.
I was originally on Xeloda a year ago but was hospitalized for low electrolites, high fever, and lung infection. Once out of hospital onc decided to put me on Abraxane, that was just FDA approved so I really never failed Xeloda. The only thing is that when I started Xeloda I was put on a very high dose and Al from Canada had mentioned in a post awhile back that the starting dose of Xeloda was set very high. My onc is aware of that and will put me on a lower dose. My onc will talk to the investigator of the other clinical trial I am on to see if it is okay for me to start Xeloda again. Still will be getting Herceptin weekly and Zometa monthy but if I were to be put on any of the new clinical trials for lung mets I would have to get off Herceptin (Scary Thought!). If any of you have suggestions on this, it would be appreciated.
I'm trying to keep a positive attitude on this darn rollercoaster of progression and I at least have some options left and and an onc. that is still fighting the battle with me. I want to thank each and every one of you that continue to pray with me and this wonderful board on which there is a wealth of information. God Bless, Hope.
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Dx in Oct. 2002 Her3+++(at dx) ER/PR neg. stage 4 with mets to lung, bones, and brain
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03-03-2006, 12:44 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Misty woods of WA State
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Some good alternatives
Dear Hope -
That is just awesome that your scans came out good with the exception of your lungs. And it seems that something can be done for those mets.
You did not mention whether you are taking any kind of hormone blocker. It IS possible that those lung mets have a different cell biology than the others that have responded. It is not unusual for our mets to mutate - I know more than one person whose mets were more than one kind of hormone pos/neg. Any way to get a biopsy? At least one of those lesions should be reachable, hopefully.
That way you would know exactly what you are dealing with instead of wondering why they did not respond as the other places did.
You also did not mention tumor markers or if you can get the HER2 serum test as a guide to how well treatments are working.
Keep up the good work and I pray that you can get some good answers.
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