[vickie h]

Dear Sheila, I would ask your Onc again about the weekly versus every 3 weeks on Abraxane. It has been extensively studied and conclusive evidence shows the weekly is far superior to the other. Also, I would take a good look at Herceptin. Many patients are failing their chemo regimines because Herceptin can at some point quit working. I would take a seriuous look at Tykerb, which is now being given to those who were fine with Herceptin for years but have now failed on that regime. Tykerb is very promising and a new drug that is doing wonders for thousands of cancer patients, I am taking Xeloda with Tykerb and my skin mets have almost disappeared after three weeks. Dennis Slamon, highly respected Onc in Calif also agrees that Abraxane should be given weekly with Herceptin (much mor3e effective). My prayers go out to you and I hope you have a sasy in your chemo treatment and that your Onc listens carefully to you. I am sure he/she has your best interests at heart, though it always pays to be pro=active in your care. Much love and Hugs to you, Vickie