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Lolly · 02-13-2008, 09:42 PM

Hi Jan, I know it's so hard to hear "wait for the drugs to work" but it is about the only advice I can give, as in my case it's always a waiting game. I don't have liver mets, but very stubborn skin mets now, in addition to long standing lymph node mets which we've been treating since 2005. We've been bashing away at these new skin mets for over 6 months now; just starting to see some improvement. So please hang in there, and keep us posted. Liver mets are a tough one, but they can be beaten. They really can.

<3 Lolly

02-13-2008, 09:42 PM	#3
Lolly Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Oregon Posts: 1,756	Hi Jan, I know it's so hard to hear "wait for the drugs to work" but it is about the only advice I can give, as in my case it's always a waiting game. I don't have liver mets, but very stubborn skin mets now, in addition to long standing lymph node mets which we've been treating since 2005. We've been bashing away at these new skin mets for over 6 months now; just starting to see some improvement. So please hang in there, and keep us posted. Liver mets are a tough one, but they can be beaten. They really can. <3 Lolly __________________ Sept.'99 - Dx.Stage IIIB, IDC ER/PR-, HER2+++ by IHC, confirmed '04 by FISH. Left MRM, AC x's 4, Taxol x's 4, 33 Rads, finishing Tx May 2000. Jan.'01 - local/regional recurrence, Stage IV. Herceptin/Navelbine weekly till NED August 2001, then maintenance Herceptin. Right Mast. April 2002. Local/Regional recurrence April '04, Herceptin plus/minus chemo until May '07. Gemzar added from Feb.'07-April '07; Tykerb/Abraxane until August '07, back on Herceptin plus Taxotere and Xeloda Sept. '07. Stopped T/X Nov. '07, stopped Herceptin Dec. '07, started Avastin/Taxol/Carboplatin Dec. '07. Progression in chest skin, stopped TAC March '03, started radiation. Herceptin has served as the "Backbone" of my treatment strategy for over 6 years, giving me great quality of life. In 2005, I was privileged to participate in the University of Washington/Seattle HER2 Vaccine Trial.