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Lori R · 01-30-2011, 05:27 PM

Lani,
Thank you so much for posting. I've been so uncertain about my continued attempts to freeze my liver met with enough surrounding margin to kill the little bugger once and for all.

I am pleased that while the stats are fuzzy regarding Her2, at least it opens the discussion about using resection for the benefit of a few.

Besides...I now have Dr. Abbott from MD Anderson on my short list for when I decide to seriously consider a liver resection.

Thank you....Lori

01-30-2011, 05:27 PM	#5
Lori R Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Evergreen, Colorado Posts: 454	Re: resection of bc mets to liver prolongs survival in ER+ chemosensitive patients Lani, Thank you so much for posting. I've been so uncertain about my continued attempts to freeze my liver met with enough surrounding margin to kill the little bugger once and for all. I am pleased that while the stats are fuzzy regarding Her2, at least it opens the discussion about using resection for the benefit of a few. Besides...I now have Dr. Abbott from MD Anderson on my short list for when I decide to seriously consider a liver resection. Thank you....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)