[Lauriesh]

Well, my worst fear came true. The large mass on my liver is cancer. The pathology is the same as my original tumor. er/pr - and her2+.

I begin chemo on Wed morning- herceptin weekly and taxotere every three weeks.

I will be having a pet scan and brain mri in the coming weeks. My onc wanted the pet right away, but I don't think I could take any more bad news right now.

I need to get a port, and the surgical office asked me what kind. I didn't realize there were different kinds. I had one that was in my clavicle area, but had it removed almost 4 years ago.

Any advice would be appreciated. Best type of port? Side effects of taxotere? I could care less if I lose my hair again, but my goal is to keep things as normal as possible for my kids.

thanks for everyone's support.

Laurie