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Pat came home from the hospital for a week and 2 days. She is more comfortable with a hospital bed at home, however last night we had to return to the hospital. Signs of her cancer are back despite a second dose of herceptin/ Doxorubicin. I suggested trying Gemzar/ avastin with the doxorubicin and the onc office said that avastin is not approved for her 2 positive use and insurance will not pay. Is this true? Does anyone know if avastin has shown promise? Thank you for all the prayers. My prayers are with all of you for whom I am so grateful.
Donna in Birmingham.

Pat Bailey 55 yo
2001 DX DCIS, mastectomy & reconn
2003 dx mets to lungs, double thoracotomy for bx, herceptin, navelbene,carbpl,
2005chest wall reoccurrance, rads, repeat herceptin, navelbene,carbopl
2006more mets to chest wall, axillary and rt neck lymph system, Taxotere, herceptin
x 2 treatments, inflammtion to lungs,pneumonia, stop taxotere , rads
2007disease progression to small intestine, rt. axilla, lungs,epirub,5FU,cytoxan x 2 tx
disease halted but counts so low and so weak that chemo stopped.
July2007 disease progression, given 3 weeks to live. Began herceptin, doxorubicin
2 weeks later ready to leave hopitaland ambulatory with assistance. Story to be continued