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Dina-

I too was diagnosed initially in 2004. Xeloda worked on my mets the longest, nearly 1 1/2 years. The fall of 2007 was rough as I blew through doxil, navelbine and then the gemzar/carbo. I had severe SOB, but was still working somewhat full time, along with two girls (ages 9 and 11) and my husband.

I wasn't too optimistic about the abraxane, because I had progressed to mets originally on taxotere, but have been more than pleasantly surprised. I think I'm still way short of energy (I took Jul and Aug off from work), but can walk (not much uphill), and ride a bike, etc... What was most surprising for me was that I lost my hair - I have very thick hair and never had on taxotere, etc., but there you have it. Baseball caps for the summer!

I'm due to get scans in Sept, so we'll see if the test results mirror the positive change I've been feeling. (I also had bone mets for the 1st time during this period, but I guess we're not considering that progression from treating the lungs per se.) Both areas have been dealt with by radiation.

Kind regards,