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Lori R · 05-22-2010, 05:25 AM

Dear Jessica,
What an inspiration!!! You are doing an amazing job of waging war. I am impressed that you were able to fight the battle on a couple of fronts and have plans in place.

Many have said the researching / decision making is the toughest part. I am sure you will feel much more optimistic when you are actually completing the treatments. Darlene's post was an extremely encouraging update on brain mets and the chemo-embo sounds like a very powerful weapon.

I just know that you are going to beat this back. THEN...you'll also have TDM-1 in your hip pocket.

Wishing you strength and peacefulness...Lori

05-22-2010, 05:25 AM	#6
Lori R Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Evergreen, Colorado Posts: 454	Re: Now Novalis for brain met too:( Dear Jessica, What an inspiration!!! You are doing an amazing job of waging war. I am impressed that you were able to fight the battle on a couple of fronts and have plans in place. Many have said the researching / decision making is the toughest part. I am sure you will feel much more optimistic when you are actually completing the treatments. Darlene's post was an extremely encouraging update on brain mets and the chemo-embo sounds like a very powerful weapon. I just know that you are going to beat this back. THEN...you'll also have TDM-1 in your hip pocket. Wishing you strength and peacefulness...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)