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Carolyns
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11-03-2010, 12:51 AM
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Anyone heard from Pam???
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Carolyns
Re: Anyone heard from Pam???
Pam - Good to hear from you. Thinking of you and wishing you well!
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her2group
08-31-2010, 03:51 PM
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PET/CT results good! next step?
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Carolyns
Re: PET/CT results good! next step?
Hi Pam,
I don't have any answers for you I just wanted to say that I am happy that you got good scan results!
Love, Hope, Peace, Carolyn
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her2group
08-21-2010, 07:02 PM
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update - what to do?
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Carolyns
Re: update - what to do?
Pam - Chrisy is right. I flew round trip from Florida to Detroit every week for 12 weeks in the study. Prior to that I had to go to Detroit about 6 times to get in the study. In addition to the...
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her2group
08-19-2010, 04:36 PM
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update - what to do?
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Carolyns
Re: update - what to do?
Hi Pam,
Oh gosh... I think that it is a good thing that you may have two choices. It is hard to say what to do. I travelled for TDM1 and it ended up costing me about $15k and some other more...
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her2group
08-17-2010, 05:16 PM
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Difficulty with eating/swallowing
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Carolyns
Re: Difficulty with eating/swallowing
I have noticed that Anorexia is a side effect for many of the meds I have taken and I have never understood it. I can tell you that I can almost get OCD about food. I think about the texture,...
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her2group
08-17-2010, 03:28 PM
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Difficulty with eating/swallowing
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Carolyns
Re: Difficulty with eating/swallowing
Hi JML,
I agree that it would be a good thing to tell your doctor.
I am on Ixempra now and have the same problem. I find that I have to have small portions of really good food that I like to...
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her2group
08-13-2010, 06:29 AM
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Joe passed on this evening
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Carolyns
Re: Joe passed on this evening
This is such a shock to read. Peace to you and your family during these most difficult times.
Love, Hope, Peace, Carolyn
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her2group
08-12-2010, 09:53 PM
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Ixempra Tips
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Ixempra Tips
Hi All - I wanted to start a thread about Ixempra and any tips anyone might have to make it easier to handle. I know JMP / Jessica has written about it but I can't find much more. I am on day 8 of my...
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her2group
08-10-2010, 06:05 PM
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A Rainbow of Hope FINALLY!!!!
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Carolyns
Re: A Rainbow of Hope FINALLY!!!!
Yay Sheila!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Amazing!
Love, Hope, Peace, Carolyn
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her2group
08-03-2010, 09:09 PM
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Trying not to panic
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Carolyns
Re: Trying not to panic
Hi Pam,
I am sorry that you are going through this. It is so scary. I got about 7 months out of TDM1 and then on to Doxil... for 3 months. Now I am on to Ixempra after progression on Doxil. I...
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her2group
07-10-2010, 05:02 PM
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PET scan results
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Carolyns
Re: PET scan results
Hi Pam, It is good to get your report. Stable is great news.
I am like you bone mets everywhere. I have only had rads when they endanger the stability of the bone and / or for pain. Had may...
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her2group
07-03-2010, 09:11 AM
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Looking for ideas to lower liver enzymes
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Carolyns
Re: Looking for ideas to lower liver enzymes
Thanks Becky!
I just found Rich's post on Milk Thistle and it had a link attached so I ordered it online. Not sure about how much to take... Headed to the health food store to buy my juicing...
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her2group
07-03-2010, 08:19 AM
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Looking for ideas to lower liver enzymes
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Carolyns
Looking for ideas to lower liver enzymes
Hi All -
I am Stage IV and have liver mets. My most recent treatment was TDM1 and now I am on Doxil. I could not stay in the study due to increased liver enzymes after about 7 months. I seem...
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her2group
05-11-2010, 04:12 PM
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News story. Must have been a slow news day...lol...just kidding
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Carolyns
Re: News story. Must have been a slow news day...lol...just kidding
Hi Maureen,
That is such a beautiful story... and you and your children are also so beautiful. It seems like you squeezed a great deal of information into a short time and you hit so many great...
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her2group
04-27-2010, 05:08 PM
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Bump in the road...talk me off of the ledge
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Carolyns
Re: Bump in the road...talk me off of the ledge
Update - I have an appointment with the radiology oncologist to decide how to approach this new lesion in my arm. The orthopedic gave me a shot of steroid but it didn't help. I feel much better...
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her2group
04-24-2010, 05:57 PM
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Bump in the road...talk me off of the ledge
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Carolyns
Re: Bump in the road...talk me off of the ledge
Update....this is what heard from my doctor:
You have a lesion in the humeral head and a possible fracture. It is not very clear but there is a suggestion of a small fracture. You usually treat...
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her2group
04-23-2010, 03:54 PM
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Bump in the road...talk me off of the ledge
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Bump in the road...talk me off of the ledge
Hi All - I am freaking out a little... you know a vmail from the doc on Friday.
Okay here goes... I am Stage IV with mets in the bones. My right arm started hurting a while ago and it has gotten...
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her2group
04-14-2010, 03:22 PM
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BCA fighting to keep tdm1 off market
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Carolyns
Re: BCA fighting to keep tdm1 off market
Interesting. At last year's annual NBCC I was an attendee. I felt very much alone as a Stage IV warrior. My greatest concerns were different from the majority of attendees. I went to the NBCC...
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her2group
04-14-2010, 07:10 AM
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BCA fighting to keep tdm1 off market
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Carolyns
Re: BCA fighting to keep tdm1 off market
What a load of crap. As a heavily pretreated Stage IV Cancer Warrior I am more limited to Phase I studies... if I can find one. I have participated in 3 clinical trials and got the placebo once...
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her2group
04-11-2010, 09:57 AM
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not good news
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Carolyns
Re: not good news
Hi Pam,
I am sorry to hear your news but I think I can relate a bit. I just spent a few weeks feeling really down and depressed about the failure of TDM1. It is such a loss when a treatment...
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her2group
03-31-2010, 07:07 PM
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Not the news i had hoped for
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Carolyns
Re: Not the news i had hoped for
Hi Sheila,
I wish I had the right words. You and your family remain in my thoughts and prayers.
Love, Hope, Peace, Carolyn
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her2group
03-13-2010, 11:12 AM
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Ixempra? Any success stories/ experience
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3,141
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Carolyns
Re: Ixempra? Any success stories/ experience
Hi Jessica,
I am sorry that you are feeling so bad even with the weekly treatment. My doctor mentioned to me that this will most likely be my next treatment along with Herceptin. No Tykerb.
...
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her2group
03-11-2010, 08:37 AM
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Ixempra? Any success stories/ experience
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Carolyns
Re: Ixempra? Any success stories/ experience
Jessica, Have they spoken with you about a weekly dosing schedule? If I go on I think I will get it weekly and I heard it was easier. Carolyn
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her2group
03-07-2010, 09:34 AM
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Nerve Damage
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1,227
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Carolyns
Re: Nerve Damage
I took Neurontin for about a month... didn't know too much about possible side effects. Anyway, it made me very tired when I first started taking it but then it was okay. It got rid of the pain and...
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her2group
03-07-2010, 09:23 AM
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Going through a difficult time
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5,043
Posted By
Carolyns
Re: Going through a difficult time
Hi Sheila, Thank you for sharing. I am sorry that you are going through such a rough time. It seems like we should get a pass on some of this stuff with all we must handle ... but it doesn't work...
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