[kareneg]

Hello all my friends,

I have been on Gemzar for a while now had 4 treatment and last week I had a catscan. Well I seen the doctor today and it doesn't seem to be working. I have told him that I do not feel well at all and the pain is unbearable at times. I said it feels like I have a softball in my abdomen. He told me thats because the tumor has grown so big that it is almost the size as one. The good news is that the lung and pancreas mets stayed the same. And my liver function is great! One of the things thats scares me the most is that I have always been tumor marker sensitive, and this time the marker has stayed the same and I have had heavy progression.

So the next plan of attack is Abraxane, Herceptin and Carboplatin. I will be going into the hospital on Thursday since I am allergic to the Carbo they are going to heaviy premedicate me and give it to me very slowly and monitar me very closely. I hope and pray that I can have the Carboplatin I need to catch some kind of break because I feel horrible, I need to have this treatment kick butt. I have not been posting lately too much but you are all in my thoughts and prayers every single day and I love you all and I will let you all know How I make out on Friday or Saturday I maybe in the hospital a couple of day he said.

Love to everyone
Karen