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chrisy · 09-26-2006, 08:21 PM

Irene,
I'm so glad to hear you're home safe and sound and had such a wonderful vacation! I can almost imagine being there myself. You must be very well toned after all that walking! I'm also glad that you were able to manage the side effects on the fly as you did. You are one very determined lady - first to get the goods, then to just get on that plane and GO!

I also believe in signs...and that we so often miss them in all our "busyness". I'm sure I would need one to SIT DOWN next to me on a plane to recognize it! But what a wonderful message - your story brought tears to my eyes.

So glad to have you back - good luck on your upcoming scans, I hope you get fabulous results to welcome you home.

Hugs
Chris

09-26-2006, 08:21 PM	#8
chrisy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Central Coast, CA Posts: 3,207	Irene, I'm so glad to hear you're home safe and sound and had such a wonderful vacation! I can almost imagine being there myself. You must be very well toned after all that walking! I'm also glad that you were able to manage the side effects on the fly as you did. You are one very determined lady - first to get the goods, then to just get on that plane and GO! I also believe in signs...and that we so often miss them in all our "busyness". I'm sure I would need one to SIT DOWN next to me on a plane to recognize it! But what a wonderful message - your story brought tears to my eyes. So glad to have you back - good luck on your upcoming scans, I hope you get fabulous results to welcome you home. Hugs Chris __________________ Chris in Scotts Valley June 2002 extensive hi grade DCIS (pre-cancer-stage 0, clean sentinal node) Mastectomy/implant - no chemo, rads. "cured?" 9/2004 Diag: Stage IV extensive liver mets (!) ER/PR- Her2+++ 10/04-3/05 Weekly Taxol/Carboplatin/Herceptin , complete response! 04/05 - 4/07 Herception every 3 wks, Continue NED 04/07 - recurrence to liver - 2 spots, starting tykerb/avastin trial 06/07 8/07 10/07 Scans show stable, continue on Tykerb/Avastin 01/08 Progression in liver 02/08 Begin (TDM1) trial 08/08 NED! It's Working! Continue on TDM1 02/09 Continue NED 02/10 Continue NED. 5/10 9/10 Scans NED 10/10 Scans NED 12/10 Scans not clear....4/11 Scans suggest progression 6/11 progression confirmed in liver 07/11 - 11/11 Herceptin/Xeloda -not working:( 12/11 Begin MM302 Phase I trial - bust:( 03/12 3rd times the charm? AKT trial 5/12 Scan shows reduction! 7/12 More reduction!!!! 8/12 Whoops...progression...trying for Perjeta/Herceptin (plus some more nasty chemo!) 9/12 Start Perjeta/Herceptin, chemo on hold due to infection/wound in leg, added on cycle 2 &3 11/12 Poops! progression in liver, Stop Perjeta/Taxo/Herc 11/12 Navelbine/Herce[ptin - try for a 3 cycles, no go. 2/13 Gemzar/Carbo/Herceptin - no go. 3/13 TACE procedure Last edited by chrisy; 09-26-2006 at 08:26 PM.. Reason: it posted and modified stuff while I was writing it! Whoa!