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Val Pfeiffer · 07-14-2007, 11:27 AM

hi Kate--
I'm really sorry to hear about this. Your situation isn't that different than mine was. PLEASE keep us posted.

I have a question--one of the things that I've never looked into is the serum tests--I don't have a baseline. Can you or anyone else tell me exactly what test your docs are running? Is the Bayer serum test that Walt Carney worked on? I really should check into that.

Hang in there, Kate...my thoughts are definitely with you :-)

Val

07-14-2007, 11:27 AM	#24
Val Pfeiffer Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 159	hi Kate-- I'm really sorry to hear about this. Your situation isn't that different than mine was. PLEASE keep us posted. I have a question--one of the things that I've never looked into is the serum tests--I don't have a baseline. Can you or anyone else tell me exactly what test your docs are running? Is the Bayer serum test that Walt Carney worked on? I really should check into that. Hang in there, Kate...my thoughts are definitely with you :-) Val __________________ BLOG: http://valleygirlvnp.blogspot.com/ Dx 11/04, Age 42, ER-/PR-, HER2+++ 3 months weekly Herceptin, Taxol. Carboplatin Significant tumor shrinkage Mastectomy 3/05; Stage 3b, 9 cm tumor, 5/8+ nodes 3 more months weekly Herceptin, Taxol. Carboplatin 7/05 30 radiation treatments, IMRT planning approach Started 1 year of Herceptin 9/05 9/06 Began quarterly triple doses Herceptin. Brain & breast MRIs semi annually. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 6/08 Right breast, intraductal carcinoma, high nuclear grade associated with comedo necrosis; extensive diffusely involved the entire biopy specimen. ER+, PR-, Her2 unknown at this point, 07/08 mastectomy.