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I can't tell you what to do, but my doc in Chicago said that they do not usually do radiation to a met to the lung unless it makes you uncomfortable. I do not know if this is the standard. I also know that you usually sign a waiver at the radiologists that says they do not guarantee it will work. Whatever decision you make I wish you luck. Abraxane and Tykerb has wiped out my lung met and nodes in my chest as well as bone mets. If you read my signature you will see that they tried several things before this and it never went totally away before. I just hope this lasts! That is the unknown at this point.
I hope you get really great recommendations and that they work. Please keep us updated, I will be sending positive thoughts your way and keeping an eye out for your posts!
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Barb
10/03 Radical Mastectomy 3 cm tumor - 1/17 Nodes Stage II B, Her 2 +++ ER-/PR- 11/03 4 AC 4 Taxol 12/05 Stage IV - Lung met , Bone mets - Carbo, Taxotere, Herceptin 9/06 - 2 cm brain tumor 10/06 - Tumor removal surgery - Herceptin Halted 12/06 gamma knife tumor base.1/07 Navelbine/Herceptin 4/07 Rads to R femur 5/07 Stereotactic - new 2 cm brain tumor 4/07 Start Xeloda 5/07 Tykerb added 7/07 Brain MRI clean 10/07 .055 cm brain met found. 12/07 Stereotactic -1 cm brain tumor Start Tykerb 11/07 Abraxane/Herceptin 5/08 Cisplatin, Gemcitabine/Herceptin 6/08 Stereotactic to 1cm 9/08 Stereotactic repeat (growth). 11/08 Pet Scan Good but new tiny met on L lung/dead Brain surgery (no cancer cells found/scar tissue) 1/09 Chemo restarted 2/09 Pet Scan Bad - R larger very active/active L active lymph nodes both sides of chest MRI- mets slight increase 2/09 Start Doxil/Tykerb Treatment
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