update on my friend 20 yrs old with cancer
 

I posted earlier about my friend that has stage 4 breast cancer and she is 20. She ended up in the hospital day after first chemo. Fever and sick. She received her 2nd chemo last friday. She lost her beautiful black hair. She is 1/2 caucasian 1/2 african american. She is doing as well to be expected this week. something that is on my mind....she was hormone positive Her2 neg and it's in her bones...I know of a gal that died this week that was stage 1 node neg hormone positive Her2 neg just last year..she found out she had brain and spinal cord mets 6 days before she died. What is going on with these tumors?? They are not acting the way dr's thought they did. This 2nd gal should have had a 95% chance of making it 5 years. I asked my onc and he said that the 20 year old really interests him(as only a onc would say that!) He has not had that young of a gal get stage 4 disease. This gal that died he thought had what's called canceratmous meningitis. Like bacterial meningitis but cancer instead. I live in Nebraska and recently i have heard of alotttt of cancer.

Michele, your post is indeed scary, due to the strange twists cancer can take. 20 year olds should never have to worry about this sort of stuff...it just doesn't make sense

Did she have serum Her2 test? What chemo is she getting? Is she getting Zometa as well? There has been some studies showing timing Zoledronic acid infusions after chemo can have synergy. If she is getting both, see if she can get them in that order. I started a thread on bisphosphonates in articles:
http://her2support.org/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=39563

just sending more prayers for this poor child.

update on my friend 20 yrs old with cancer
 

I don't have any advice. I just want to send some positive vibes, a hug and wish her well on her journey.