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I just had a brain mri and my usual CT and I am happy to report that there is NOTHING IN MY HEAD ( my ex-husband said he knew that all along). My liver and lung nonsense (which is fairly minor now) is stable or smaller with nothing new. I have been out of chemo for 2ish years and done a lot of hormonal manipulation and of course herceptin and lots of complimentary care.
I just wanted to share that because brain mets can be such a scary thing (always a worry) and scans and their anxiety just stink. But the brain mri has its value, either mets are caught early OR you find out they aren't there so in a bizarre way it is win/win.
Are there people out there who have lived with visceral involvement for a long time and have not ever developed brain mets? I just would like to know as it is always a concern for me.
Love,
Joy
dxed stage I-2000 (age 32)
lumpectomy, 4 A/C's, radiation, tamoxifen
dxed stage IV-2002
7cmx9cm liver tumor plus many more
small spots on lungs
taxotere/xeloda (1 year) and eventually herceptin
femara, zolodex, herceptin (14 mos)
aromasin, zolodex, herceptin ( 5ish mos)
Current tx-reverted back to pre-menopause and tricking the cancer cells WITH estrogen = herceptin (age 37-picture taken in April in Cancun)
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