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kareneg · 10-02-2007, 03:00 PM

Hi Becky and Mary Anne,

I do get Benadrly 50 millagrams and I start taking the Decadron 2 days prior to treatment. They did give me the Carbo at a slow rate at first so I hope that they can go back to that. I turned beet red to Ma and I really thought I was going to die what a horrible feeling. I just had such a bad summer with fevers from the tumors I just hope its not the tumors giving me the fever. There are two new liver mets and the one on the tail of my Pancreas doubled in size with in one month this past July so I was in a bad way with fevers and pain. My tumor marker CA 27-29 has been going down so I hope thats a good thing its at 70 right now. I am just so afraid that the doctor will take me off the carbo and I feel like my options are running out. I have been on constent chemo since Jan 2005 no breaks I just wonder how much treatment one can have before it takes its toll. I'll never give up the fight though. I love you all!

10-02-2007, 03:00 PM	#5
kareneg Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Lincoln, Rhode Island Posts: 371	Hi Becky and Mary Anne, I do get Benadrly 50 millagrams and I start taking the Decadron 2 days prior to treatment. They did give me the Carbo at a slow rate at first so I hope that they can go back to that. I turned beet red to Ma and I really thought I was going to die what a horrible feeling. I just had such a bad summer with fevers from the tumors I just hope its not the tumors giving me the fever. There are two new liver mets and the one on the tail of my Pancreas doubled in size with in one month this past July so I was in a bad way with fevers and pain. My tumor marker CA 27-29 has been going down so I hope thats a good thing its at 70 right now. I am just so afraid that the doctor will take me off the carbo and I feel like my options are running out. I have been on constent chemo since Jan 2005 no breaks I just wonder how much treatment one can have before it takes its toll. I'll never give up the fight though. I love you all! __________________ Love and Hope Karen IDC DX 1998 STAGE I ER+/ PR+ AC CHEMO TILL FEB 1999 Tamxofin till 2001 2001 exstensive liver mets and mets to lungs Started weekly taxol Jan 2002 found out I was strongly HER2POS+++ started herceptin continued with taxol and herceptin till June 2002 then from June 2002 till Jan 2005 just herceptin and Arimidex 2005 Navelbine herceptin had RFA Then back on taxol with herceptin April 2006 progression again went on clinical trial with tykrerb/herceptin progressed on the started Xeloda/ herceptin Feb 2007 started Doxil August 2007 Taxotere,Carboplatin and Herceptin exstensive mets to liver and pancreas October 2007 Had to stop Carboplatin due to sever allergic reaction Jan 2008 Stopped Taxotere due to progression now on Gemzar and Herceptin March 2008 Starting Carboplatin, Abraxane, and Herceptin.