Thank you all.
I just want to thank you all for your suggestions, prayers and encouragement. I will take into the doc's off the list of drugs suggested by all of you lovely people. I think that a second opinion would also be another great idea. U of M is about a 4 hr drive south from home but would be well worth the drive.
I have not given up. I have always told my husband that I will fight till there is no fight left in me. And all I have to do to remind myself of this is just look into the eyes of my small children and know that they need me around for a very long time.
So I say thank you to Joe and all of you lovely ladies for responding to my post and my time of need. I love you all.
Love and big hugs right back,
Michelle,
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Sept. 2003- 5cm tumor in left breast Her2+ Er- Pr- grade 3,
Mastectomy & 11 nodes removed, all negative.
4 rounds A/C + 12 wky Taxol
25 rads
Dec 2006- recurrence Stage IV (diagnosed 3 days before Christmas!) Lymph nodes in chest, liver, 3 ribs
January 2007- 3 tri wkly rounds of Taxol/Herceptin
Response to lymph nodes in chest, but several more bone mets (skull, shoulders, more ribs, femur, several on spine), liver tumors still growing.
March 2007- 8 wkly rounds of Navelbine/Herceptin/ every 4th wk Zometa
Lymph nodes in chest look great, but more bone mets (of course!), Clavicles, hips, and sacrum (above tail bone) to add to the list. Liver mets still growing.
June 5- started Tykerb/Xeloda
Aug 14- Scans are showing great progress! Tumor shrinkage and bones are healing!
Nov 21 CT scan shows tumor growth in liver & bones next Doc appt on 11-27
Dire need of a lot of prayers and a miracle.
Stay at home mom, 5 yr old girl & 8 yr old boy.
Wife of loving husband
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