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Beckie,
I'm sorry to hear that your bone mets are progressing. I have found that the tmor marker tests are unreliable - at least for me. When I was first diagnosed mine was 14.3 which is well within the "normal" limit. I don't even have them done anymore. I am now doing the HER2 serum test and hopefully that will work better for me. I have a bone scan scheduled for wednesday due to the pain I am experiencing. As for the brain MRI -- I had one last year when I was complaining of headaches but have not had one since. I have read several posts on this board about how important brain MRIs are and that we shoudl have one done at least once a year. I'm sure you'll get many replies on this subject.
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Kate
Stage IIIC Diagnosed Oct 25, 2005 (age 58)
ER/PR-, HER2+++, grade 3, Ploidy/DNA index: Aneuploid/1.61, S-phase: 24.2%
Neoadjunct chemo: 4 A/C; 4 Taxatore
Bilateral mastectomy June 8, 2006
14 of 26 nodes positive
Herceptin June 22, 2006 - April 20, 2007
Radiation (X35) July 24-September 11, 2006
BRCA1/BRCA2 negative
Stage IV lung mets July 13, 2007 - TCH
Single brain met - August 6, 2007 -CyberKnife
Oct 2007 - clear brain MRI and lung mets shrinking.
March 2008 lung met progression, brain still clear - begin Tykerb/Xeloda/Ixempra
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