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Lori R · 06-20-2009, 04:35 PM

Welcome Mena,
I am glad you located this site. As you say, it's serves as such a wealth of information and comfort.

I too was diagnosed with Stage IV mets to liver. Taxotere + Herceptin knocked in back but unfortunately recently gained another toe hold.

I recently had cryosurgery and plan to post when we can measure the response. Currently waiting for the liver to calm down a bit as the liver is busy trying to repair itself. I'll have a scan in a couple of months.

I am so hoping that I can report back some good news for all of us liver mets gals. So...keep looking and maybe there will be yet one more tool for us to use against the x*&% disease.

I was recently placed on Abraxane which is supposed to be less toxic than taxotere yet still wears down the White Blood Count and Red Blood Count.

Lori

06-20-2009, 04:35 PM	#4
Lori R Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Evergreen, Colorado Posts: 454	Welcome Mena, I am glad you located this site. As you say, it's serves as such a wealth of information and comfort. I too was diagnosed with Stage IV mets to liver. Taxotere + Herceptin knocked in back but unfortunately recently gained another toe hold. I recently had cryosurgery and plan to post when we can measure the response. Currently waiting for the liver to calm down a bit as the liver is busy trying to repair itself. I'll have a scan in a couple of months. I am so hoping that I can report back some good news for all of us liver mets gals. So...keep looking and maybe there will be yet one more tool for us to use against the x*&% disease. I was recently placed on Abraxane which is supposed to be less toxic than taxotere yet still wears down the White Blood Count and Red Blood Count. Lori __________________ 2007 Oct - Diagnosed - Stage IV 5 c.m. IDC - Left Side er/pr- Her2+++ Node + 2/14 - Single Liver Met Double Mastectomy Nov - Begin T+H 2008 Feb-Complete 6 cycles- T&H- NED March - Continue - Herceptin Only April - Rads for 6 weeks 2009 Continue Herceptin - Continue NED April - Recurrance- 3 cm. Liver Met May - Cryosurgery June - November - Abraxane + Herceptin Aug - PET/CT - CTC = 0 Back to NED 2010 January - Continue NED July - Recurrance - 3 cm Liver Met CTC=1 August - Cryosurgery #2 August - November Navelbine November - Back to NED - End Navelbine 2011 Feb - Recur - 4 cm Liver Met - Same Left Lobe March Surgery it is -Couldn't get a clean margin July - Confirmed continued liver involvement August - Begin Herceptin + Tykerb October - Mixed results from H+T Add Abraxane + H + T - Nov - April 2012 January PET Scan - It's working!! April - Back to NED July - Recurrance August - Begin TDM-1 Trial (Taxol + TDM-1)