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kk1 · 03-10-2010, 09:12 AM

Today marks a very important day for me. Not only does it mark 6 years since my primary DX as stage IV with liver mets but moments ago I got my scan reports from last Monday and all is clear. In honor of all the wonderful women from this board who have given me hope over these past 6 years I am going skiing. I have this favorite run I do each year at Squaw on the west face of Olympic lady that has spectacular views and great regular moguls. It gives me great joy each time I can get to the bottom. Ester inspired me to dedicate a run each year to myself. I first meet her on this board when she was dedicating a run to herself on the top of Vail. This year I am dedicating it to all the Stage IV Women on this board, so that I can pass on the Hope that people like Ester and Joy gave to me .

This cancer road is never easy but there is always hope. Find the joy in your life, hold on for the ride,....live in the moment.

03-10-2010, 09:12 AM	#1
kk1 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 182	Hope: Stage IV 6 years....gone skiing Today marks a very important day for me. Not only does it mark 6 years since my primary DX as stage IV with liver mets but moments ago I got my scan reports from last Monday and all is clear. In honor of all the wonderful women from this board who have given me hope over these past 6 years I am going skiing. I have this favorite run I do each year at Squaw on the west face of Olympic lady that has spectacular views and great regular moguls. It gives me great joy each time I can get to the bottom. Ester inspired me to dedicate a run each year to myself. I first meet her on this board when she was dedicating a run to herself on the top of Vail. This year I am dedicating it to all the Stage IV Women on this board, so that I can pass on the Hope that people like Ester and Joy gave to me . This cancer road is never easy but there is always hope. Find the joy in your life, hold on for the ride,....live in the moment. __________________ KK1 April 2004 de novo metastatic left breast 1.5cm her2++,er+/pr+ with 2 small liver mets weekly taxotere,herceptin, xeloda Sept 2004 NED-3 herceptin, zoladex,aromasin Dec 2006 recurrence in liver Feb. 2007 liver resection left lobe removed-herceptin, zoladex, switch to Arimidex NED 16 months added zometa May 2008 new lesion in liver 15mm Tykerb/Xeloda/Herceptin July 2008 stable...yeah! Sept 2008 NED again !!! Jan 2009 fell off the wagon again spot back in the liver and fell out of menopause. Feb 2009 RFA and 2nd liver resection to remove spot ---back on the NED wagon again continue Tykerb, Herceptin. March 2009- oophrectomy added Femara and bi-annual Zometa May 2009- scans clear but suspect lung nodule June 2009- Lung VAT wedge resection to remove nodule---fungus ball not cancer!! phew Aug 2009- NED Nov 2009-scans again clear YAHOO! March 2010- scans clear continue Tykerb, Herceptin, Femara, Zometa Q6mo Nov 2009-Nov 2019 scans clear done every 6 months Feb 2020 - Fell out of the NED wagon hard! single liver lesions and large infect cyst. 3 weeks in ICU. March 2021- 5 cycles perjeta, herceptin, navelbine. lesion stable. June 2021 - 3rd liver resection to remove single liver lesion. Continued perjeta, herceptin. Nov. 2021- PET scan show 5 hot nodes near liver. 9 cycles Kadcyla June 2021- PET scan shows progression. nodes size unchanged but even more SUV uptake. July 2021- start ENHERTU