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Hi Laurie, I didn't have cytoxin...however I did have taxotere & herceptin. But I'm sure someone here had that exact combo of chemo. There's been alot of posts lately so yours got pushed down quickly. I thought I would "bump" it back up so that you will get some replies.
I can tell you one thing in advanced...the herceptin is usually very well tolerated by most women. You will usually have a muga or echo test every 3 months to keep an eye on your heart so don't let that stress you out. The taxotere can give you a nasty taste in your mouth, and cause a few aches and pains but believe me you can do it. Once you get the taxotere and cytoxin behind you the herceptin will be a cake walk. Hang in there I am sure others will reply.
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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