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Why Herceptin?
Dear Andi:
You are free to express anything you wish. You are a "walking" miracle.
Did you watch the movie "The Devils wears Prada" ...do you remember what the mean lady said to the poor assistant "'THAT'S ALL", " THAT WAS NOT A QUESTION" :-)
Some of us perhaps feel just a little, maybe a tiny tiny tiny bit jealous of you; and it's ok, we are "creatures", it's normal to have those feeling, it's called "human" I'm thinking that perhaps the timing was wrong, with Sandy's passing on and Andi from Iowa not doing well. I do not know???
Me personally, I cried hard and long, I was scared for a few days but am back to "normal" I have read wonderful books on Death and Dying and am at peace with myself, when my time comes, it's nothing I can do. My mission in life will be over, and that's it. I know God has a plan for us and I have lived longer than I ever expected.
I think you received a not so "warm" reception to your posting, but I admire the way you handle the situation.
It did not make you shy away from what you believe, and that's called "having big ones" . I don't think I would have been able to handled it the way you did.
Like I said before, I love your postings, I find them inspirational.
Please ladies, do not get mad at me, am simply posting my "two cents" That's all.........
With love,
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1994 - rt brst, .lump, underarm node dissection,chemo+rad 1.2 cms, Grade 3.
28 nodes neg
Er,Pr, Positive HER2 status unknown
2003- Recur to rt lung.July 16 ( B-Day!)
Her2+++ Er,Pr, Negative
2003 - Aug04--Navelbine + Herceptin
2004- 2007--NED - Herceptin, only
2007 Feb-April Xeloda added to hereceptin
2007-May Back on Navelbine+Herceptin
2008-Feb-Mar 15 Ses Rad to Rt. Lung
2008- Oc 17 Add Tykerb to Herceptin
2009- June-- Discont Tykerb
2009 July 7--Current Taxol + Herceptin
2009 Dec--Discontinued treatment due to progression. Looking into cyberknife.
2010-Aug Accepted to TDM1, no SE, except liver count went up.
2010-2011 September got kicked out of the trial, due to a small spot found on lung.
2011- 2012 September thru early 2013 on Herceptin
2013- March Bone density shows small spot on 5th rib.
2013 - April 4th appt with onc. will post after discussing course of treatment.
2013-March-April Cyber knife to brain and radiation to rib. Chest --base line before chemo-CT-Scan stable for lung issue. CA2729 Normal.
2013 April Herceptin- TDMI
2013 Sept Herceptin + Perjeta . CA2729 within normal range. Brain and Pet scans October 31st. will post results.
2013 October Brain MRI- mixed response. Will see Onc/rad on Halloween.
2013 October/November Brain-MRI nothing new. Repeat MRI next year in May.
2013 December Continue Herceptin and Perjeta. Stable at the moment.
2014 February Brain MRI -clear!
2014 January Added Taxotere to Perjeta+Herceptin.
2014 March Stopped chemo-chest ct-scan next.
2014- March Scans shows tumor's larger, CA2729 higher. Discontinue Herceptin.
2014 April Perjeta+ Halaven
2014 April CA2729 went down 60 points after one cycle. Cough does not want to go away.
2014 June Continue on Perjeta + Halaven-- no more cough. Stable
2014 June Back on Herceptin + abraxane
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