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StephN · 07-13-2007, 11:31 AM

Sachin -
Hope your Mom is on a treatment by now, as we did not hear back from you.

Resection of liver depends on numerous factors. In my case it was not possible to consider as there were too many tumors (like swiss cheese or buckshot) plus two quite large ones. Even when most of the tumors were no longer visible, the last stubborn ones were at the main hepatic vein and surgeon felt that since I was responding to the chemo that it was better to keep trying with that route.

The drugs that worked for me were a combination on clinical trial of Taxol, Navelbine and Herceptin. It took 27 weekly treatments to put me into remission and NED.

I also changed my diet to be easy on my liver and drank detox teas.

07-13-2007, 11:31 AM	#7
StephN Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Misty woods of WA State Posts: 4,128	Sachin - Hope your Mom is on a treatment by now, as we did not hear back from you. Resection of liver depends on numerous factors. In my case it was not possible to consider as there were too many tumors (like swiss cheese or buckshot) plus two quite large ones. Even when most of the tumors were no longer visible, the last stubborn ones were at the main hepatic vein and surgeon felt that since I was responding to the chemo that it was better to keep trying with that route. The drugs that worked for me were a combination on clinical trial of Taxol, Navelbine and Herceptin. It took 27 weekly treatments to put me into remission and NED. I also changed my diet to be easy on my liver and drank detox teas. __________________ "When I hear music, I fear no danger. I am invulnerable. I see no foe. I am related to the earliest times, and to the latest." H.D. Thoreau Live in the moment. MY STORY SO FAR ~~~~ Found suspicious lump 9/2000 Lumpectomy, then node dissection and port placement Stage IIB, 8 pos nodes of 18, Grade 3, ER & PR - Adriamycin 12 weekly, taxotere 4 rounds 36 rads - very little burning 3 mos after rads liver full of tumors, Stage IV Jan 2002, one spot on sternum Weekly Taxol, Navelbine, Herceptin for 27 rounds to NED! 2003 & 2004 no active disease - 3 weekly Herceptin + Zometa Jan 2005 two mets to brain - Gamma Knife on Jan 18 All clear until treated cerebellum spot showing activity on Jan 2006 brain MRI & brain PET Brain surgery on Feb 9, 2006 - no cancer, 100% radiation necrosis - tumor was still dying Continue as NED while on Herceptin & quarterly Zometa Fall-2006 - off Zometa - watching one small brain spot (scar?) 2007 - spot/scar in brain stable - finished anticoagulation therapy for clot along my port-a-catheter - 3 angioplasties to unblock vena cava 2008 - Brain and body still NED! Port removed and scans in Dec. Dec 2008 - stop Herceptin - Vaccine Trial at U of W begun in Oct. of 2011 STILL NED everywhere in Feb 2014 - on wing & prayer 7/14 - Started twice yearly Zometa for my bones Jan. 2015 checkup still shows NED 2015 Neuropathy in feet - otherwise all OK - still NED. Same news for 2016 and all of 2017. Nov of 2017 - had small skin cancer removed from my face. Will have Zometa end of Jan. 2018.