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My experience has not been good at all when it comes to both oncologist's I've had...nor my surgeon. People say just change...that is not easy when your *stuck* in an HMO. That said I have nothing but the highest praises for the chemo's nurses, all the tech's the run the scans, lab techs and you name it. There are WONDERFUL people where I go and I think the world of them...but as far as my surgeon and onc I'm nothing to them. I'm just another patient. I can SO relate to what Ann is saying and thank goodness the majority of you women have wonderful doctors and nurses to care for you...that's how it should be. But believe me...there are many of us like Ann said that don't have that...and its not for lack of trying.
Chelee
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DX: 12-20-05 - Stage IIIA, Her2/Neu, 3+++,Er & Pr weakly positive, 5 of 16 pos nodes.
Rt. MRM on 1-3-06 -- No Rads due to compromised lungs.
Chemo started 2-7-06 -- TCH - - Finished 6-12-06
Finished yr of wkly herceptin 3-19-07
3-15-07 Lt side prophylactic simple mastectomy. -- Ooph 4-05-07
9-21-09 PET/CT "Recurrence" to Rt. axllia, Rt. femur, ilium. Possible Sacrum & liver? Now stage IV.
9-28-09 Loading dose of Herceptin & started Zometa
9-29-09 Power Port Placement
10-24-09 Mass 6.4 x 4.7 cm on Rt. femur head.
11-19-09 RT. Femur surgery - Rod placed
12-7-09 Navelbine added to Herceptin/Zometa.
3-23-10 Ten days of rads to RT femur. Completed.
4-05-10 Quit Navelbine--Herceptin/Zometa alone.
5-4-10 Appt. with Dr. Slamon to see what is next? Waiting on FISH results from femur biopsy.
Results to FISH was unsuccessful--this happens less then 2% of the time.
7-7-10 Recurrence to RT axilla again. Back to UCLA for options.
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