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MJsHusband · 06-04-2012, 07:10 AM

Thank you for the replies. We set up a meeting with the oncologist for Friday and will discuss the dizziness and I will pass along your thoughts and concerns.

MJ is not tolerating the Xeloda very well lately. She's pretty miserable on it, especially by the second week. She's leaning toward not doing the 3rd cycle. If she goes with that plan, maybe we can move the PET/CT scans from the last week of June to sooner(if possible). All the known endometrial tumors were removed with her hysterectomy so there are no known tumors to compare with the new scans. The scan will be to see if there is anything new. I don't know that a third cycle of Tykerb/Xeloda is necessary since it is more of a preimptive strike against anything new. Do you think skipping the 3rd cycle is a bad idea? I'm not sure what advice to give her. She just wants to stop being miserable all the time.

Thanks,

Greg

06-04-2012, 07:10 AM	#7
MJsHusband Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 87	Re: Dizziness Question Thank you for the replies. We set up a meeting with the oncologist for Friday and will discuss the dizziness and I will pass along your thoughts and concerns. MJ is not tolerating the Xeloda very well lately. She's pretty miserable on it, especially by the second week. She's leaning toward not doing the 3rd cycle. If she goes with that plan, maybe we can move the PET/CT scans from the last week of June to sooner(if possible). All the known endometrial tumors were removed with her hysterectomy so there are no known tumors to compare with the new scans. The scan will be to see if there is anything new. I don't know that a third cycle of Tykerb/Xeloda is necessary since it is more of a preimptive strike against anything new. Do you think skipping the 3rd cycle is a bad idea? I'm not sure what advice to give her. She just wants to stop being miserable all the time. Thanks, Greg __________________ 08/10 ~ Dx IBC, Her2+++ ER-/PR- Stage 4, mets to liver. Age 43. 08/10 ~ Began 12 weeks of Taxetere/Carboplatin/Herceptin tx [10/10 ~ Scans show liver lesions are gone. NED! 11/10 ~ Ended chemo. Herceptin-only tx 01/11 ~ Mastectomy 03/11 ~ Radiation 07/11 ~ Reconstructive surgery 10/11 ~ PET/CT shows NED :) 01/12 ~ Malignant tumors found in uterus, cervix, fallopian tubes and lymph nodes. Dx as endometrial cancer. Stage III2c 02/12 ~Hysterectomy(all tumors removed). Back to NED. 02/12 ~ Final Herceptin treatment. 03/12 ~ Began Cisplatin/Adriamycin tx for endometrial cancer. 03/12 ~ Tumors dx her2 metastisis, not entdometrial cancer. Back to BC tx. 03/12 ~ CT scan shows NED. :) 04/12/~ Began Tykerb/Xeloda. 06/12 ~ Ended Xeloda. Continuing Tykerb. Still NED. 09/12 ~ PET/CT scans show NED. : ) 04/13 ~ Rash on original breast biopsied as cancer. 05/13 ~ Surgery to remove skin and tissue around rash. Continue Tykerb. 06/13 ~ PET/CT scans show NED : ) 11/13 ~ Jaundice eyes and skin. CT scan show mets to liver as well as peritoneal carcinomatosis with malignant ascites. Began Abraxane/Herceptin tx. 02/14 ~ CT scan shows NED. :)