Jean
09-10-2004, 08:17 AM
I would like to get some information about WBR. What to expect? Side effect? outcome? what to do to keep the cancer in the brain at bay if WBR works? I know you have very successful story but I never find it. Can you pls show me where I can find your story? Thanks! Another question, My onc told me I will only maintain herseptin while on WBR, my novelbin/herceptin worked fine(little history: 6/03 reccurence to lung 1.0cm right lobe and numeras others, 6 mon taxtere/herceptin, worked in 6mon,deminise small ones, 1.0cm to 0.9cm, numeras small ones gone, then failed in 2/04, found new mets on left side of lung 0.5cm. Swictch to novelbine/herceptin 3on,1 off to now. CT(9/8/04) showed everything clean, 0.5cm on left lobe not well seen on this exam. slight decrease size of right pleural effusion.no new nodules.No evedence of mets to the Abdomen/pelvis.)I just wondering if I go off chemo for now, what if the cancer start growing again in my body? Should I add femara or other hormone drugs into herceptin?(I am ER/PR +++,and I am 46year old) or keep novlbine/herceptin? any input would be appreciatted. My brain mets(MRI9/8/04) is extensive, diffuse. The lesions were up to 11mm in size without vasogenic edema. No hydrocephalus, nor is there siganificant mass effect. Very scary!!! Almost the whole brain has it! But I did not have very noticible symptoms.Many spelling mistake, pls ignore them! Many thanks!