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Lori R · 06-08-2010, 05:17 AM

Hey Bird!!
Please post your docs response. I've been on Boniva now for a year. Here I thought this was a good thing and was disheartened when I saw the post.

I won't see my Dr. for another 6 weeks. In the meantime, I might discontinue.

Do you think there are other options that don't contain the nitrogen that we could opt for?

Ugh...there is another well known bisphosenate .... starts with the letter Z. Forget the name.

Anyhow....let's see what our collective Drs. have to say about this.

Lori

06-08-2010, 05:17 AM	#3
Lori R Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Evergreen, Colorado Posts: 454	Re: Bisphosphonates may cause poorer survival rate in women with early stage breast c Hey Bird!! Please post your docs response. I've been on Boniva now for a year. Here I thought this was a good thing and was disheartened when I saw the post. I won't see my Dr. for another 6 weeks. In the meantime, I might discontinue. Do you think there are other options that don't contain the nitrogen that we could opt for? Ugh...there is another well known bisphosenate .... starts with the letter Z. Forget the name. Anyhow....let's see what our collective Drs. have to say about this. 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)