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Remember, honey,
BREATHE!
I can hear the weariness through your post, and I sure don't blame you! No wonder you are weary - you have fought and fought way beyond where others have surrendered, and you are still fighting.
Your onc is right, you want to "get" the one that escaped tykerb. I suspect that he/she was the one who noted it is "only" 13mm - they just want to make me scream and laugh at the same time. But it is well within the scope of gamma or cyber knife treatment and there's a great chance you can eradicate it completely.
I am pretty ignorant on the specifics, but Christine would be a great resource on this, as well as Esther. Esther hasn't visited here for a few weeks, but you could send her an email or pm.
Hopefully some more folks with direct experience will see your post and give you the right questions and some answers as well.
Hang in there.
I love you so much.
Chris
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Chris in Scotts Valley
June 2002 extensive hi grade DCIS (pre-cancer-stage 0, clean sentinal node) Mastectomy/implant - no chemo, rads. "cured?"
9/2004 Diag: Stage IV extensive liver mets (!) ER/PR- Her2+++
10/04-3/05 Weekly Taxol/Carboplatin/Herceptin , complete response!
04/05 - 4/07 Herception every 3 wks, Continue NED
04/07 - recurrence to liver - 2 spots, starting tykerb/avastin trial
06/07 8/07 10/07 Scans show stable, continue on Tykerb/Avastin
01/08 Progression in liver
02/08 Begin (TDM1) trial
08/08 NED! It's Working! Continue on TDM1
02/09 Continue NED
02/10 Continue NED. 5/10 9/10 Scans NED 10/10 Scans NED
12/10 Scans not clear....4/11 Scans suggest progression 6/11 progression confirmed in liver
07/11 - 11/11 Herceptin/Xeloda -not working:(
12/11 Begin MM302 Phase I trial - bust:(
03/12 3rd times the charm? AKT trial
5/12 Scan shows reduction! 7/12 More reduction!!!!
8/12 Whoops...progression...trying for Perjeta/Herceptin (plus some more nasty chemo!)
9/12 Start Perjeta/Herceptin, chemo on hold due to infection/wound in leg, added on cycle 2 &3
11/12 Poops! progression in liver, Stop Perjeta/Taxo/Herc
11/12 Navelbine/Herce[ptin - try for a 3 cycles, no go.
2/13 Gemzar/Carbo/Herceptin - no go.
3/13 TACE procedure
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