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Re: Ctc?
Well, folk - at the moment, my oncologist has decided to monitor possible progression with the Veridex Cell Search CTC test. I had the blood work done for the first time last week. Result? 0 (that reads ZERO in case you couldn't see through my whooping and dancing) circulating tumor cells were found in that first vial of blood. We will be monitoring quarterly and I am off Herceptin at least for the summer. I much prefer this to 2 days of scans....
Love Kim from CT
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2001 - Stage 0, lumpectomy, radiation, tamoxifen
2004 - Stage 4, mets to 4 lobes of lungs and liver, lumpectomy, er/pr -, her2 neu+++, Herceptin and Navelbine then Herceptin only.
2005 - Breast Ca vaccinations with the Tumor Vaccine Group in Seattle
2011 - Still Herceptin only and NED
2011, June - STOPPED Herceptin and kicked up my heels!
2012, February - 1 small tumor came back to haunt me in my lungs - back on Herceptin only, tumor stable.
2015, November - tumor on lungs removed (Segmentectomy), back on Herceptin only
Received U of W vaccine clinical "booster" Vaccine
2022 On Herceptin and NED continues - WOOT WOOT!
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