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Thanks for the support and advice, I will be hoping it works as well for me as it has for some of you; that's so encouraging and thanks so much. The minimal side effects sound good too. Will watch for swelling, my nurses told me to call in if ANYTHING out of the ordinary develops (ha! They know me too well).
My doctors and several Herceptin buddies and I are all waiting anxiously for Tykerb to be released, but my hope is that I'll be able to take a break if the Gemzar works well enough, and save Tykerb for down the road.
Keeping all of us in my thoughts and prayers.
<3 Lolly
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Sept.'99 - Dx.Stage IIIB, IDC ER/PR-, HER2+++ by IHC, confirmed '04 by FISH. Left MRM, AC x's 4, Taxol x's 4, 33 Rads, finishing Tx May 2000. Jan.'01 - local/regional recurrence, Stage IV. Herceptin/Navelbine weekly till NED August 2001, then maintenance Herceptin. Right Mast. April 2002. Local/Regional recurrence April '04, Herceptin plus/minus chemo until May '07. Gemzar added from Feb.'07-April '07; Tykerb/Abraxane until August '07, back on Herceptin plus Taxotere and Xeloda Sept. '07. Stopped T/X Nov. '07, stopped Herceptin Dec. '07, started Avastin/Taxol/Carboplatin Dec. '07. Progression in chest skin, stopped TAC March '03, started radiation.
Herceptin has served as the "Backbone" of my treatment strategy for over 6 years, giving me great quality of life. In 2005, I was privileged to participate in the University of Washington/Seattle HER2 Vaccine Trial.
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