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Lori R · 07-31-2011, 08:18 AM

Agreed that Navelbine was very manageable!!

I was prepared for constipation but did not have anything severe. I hardly knew I was receiving treatment. YEA!!!!

Navelbine did not appear to do much for me, but by that time my Onc. began to believe there was something happening around my tumor area in the liver that was precluding the chemo from getting where it needed to be. (hence the liver resection)

But...I digress....back to the original question. Be encouraged, this one is easy. I am confident that you will be able to proceed with a very active lifestyle.

Lori

07-31-2011, 08:18 AM	#5
Lori R Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Evergreen, Colorado Posts: 454	Re: Starting Navelbine Monday, have questions. Agreed that Navelbine was very manageable!! I was prepared for constipation but did not have anything severe. I hardly knew I was receiving treatment. YEA!!!! Navelbine did not appear to do much for me, but by that time my Onc. began to believe there was something happening around my tumor area in the liver that was precluding the chemo from getting where it needed to be. (hence the liver resection) But...I digress....back to the original question. Be encouraged, this one is easy. I am confident that you will be able to proceed with a very active lifestyle. 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)