To Jessica - Re Resumming Chemo

[IRENE FROM TAMPA]

Hi Jessica -

Just read your post and glad to hear that your liver surgery went well.

After my surgery, I was not given chemo, they just continued me on my Herceptin after I had recooped. My scans showed no activity going on and my markers were normal, so not really a need to have more chemo at that time.

The only reason I can think of to resume chemo would be if they want to take precaution against the possibility of any small cells still being around, other then that what would they be treating? I am sure your onc. would be the best to answer that question. Hopefully you will get a break. I know that I certainly welcomed it.

Good luck to you Jessica and if you have any other questions, pls feel free to contact me anytime. You sound like you are doing wonderfully.

Irene

[jessica]

Hi Irene~
Thanks for your response...perfect timing. I go in to see my onc & surgical onc tomorrow to discuss the surgery, results of the pathology & make a plan. I just want to be sure to go in w/as much information as possible...we're such a tiny population of BC Survivors survivING very specific circumstances & there's just not much info out there. I knew coming here, to this site, I'd find folks with the most educated opinions. So thank you for that!
I do know that they got the path back from the R lobe that was removed & it showed completely clean margins surrounding the single tumor, and after thorough inspection, no other sign of disease. This is nothing short of miraculous, because at one time my scan reports described my liver lesions as "innumerable, immeasureable". AND, it's just been this one single stinky lesion we've been wrestling with for over a year, and now it's GONE!
All of this makes good argument for No add'l chemo...I guess I'm just afraid to even hope they'll say "No more chemo!". I am anxious to get back on Herceptin!
Thanks again Irene!
Keep the Faith!!