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Lori R · 09-04-2009, 06:23 AM

Lori,
Another Lori chiming in.

I am so glad that you decided to pursue an aggressive form of treatment. With this disease there are so many unknowns. It will be a source of comfort in the future that you know you did all you could to battle the cancer.

I only had T&H (no C) and was very much able to go about my business. Like many of the women on the site, we have families and being there for our husbands and children is very important.

I was able to work, attend school functions and be there for my daughter in most ways.

It seems that many of us find comfort in routine and by my 2nd chemo, I had a VERY clear routine that I could set my watch by. It will be interesting to see if yours are similar;

09-04-2009, 06:23 AM	#6
Lori R Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Evergreen, Colorado Posts: 454	Re: Taxotere Carboplatin Herceptin TCH Lori, Another Lori chiming in. I am so glad that you decided to pursue an aggressive form of treatment. With this disease there are so many unknowns. It will be a source of comfort in the future that you know you did all you could to battle the cancer. I only had T&H (no C) and was very much able to go about my business. Like many of the women on the site, we have families and being there for our husbands and children is very important. I was able to work, attend school functions and be there for my daughter in most ways. It seems that many of us find comfort in routine and by my 2nd chemo, I had a VERY clear routine that I could set my watch by. It will be interesting to see if yours are similar; __________________ 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)