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Lisa
I am sorry to hear about all that is happening to you -
If your trip to see your grand daughter is soon, why don't you go for a few day's before you start a new chemo? I feel this way, the reason we are all fighting so hard is to enjoy our families/doing the things we love, so if you feel ok to travel to see that little grand daughter I say go for it and then return and get started on your new chemo. If your travel time is not interferring with any of your test/chemo treatments, then I say GO. The enjoyment of seeing that baby will do you worlds of good.
I have just confirmed myself that I have "another" recurrence, this time in a lymph node around the pancreas/liver. Good news is it is not envolving my liver or pancreas which was my fear.
I will also be starting ABRAXANE this Friday (they have taken me off of Herceptin since I have had so many recurrences while on it) I have requested to be given the Abraxane on a weekly basis which would be three weeks on one off. Hoping that doing it in this fashion will save me from having such a strong dose given at one given time. My onc. agreed and said it will still work in the same way. We will see how that works.
I am studying up on a new drug called AVASTIN which works similar to Herceptin but through a vascular level, instead of cellular like Herceptin. If the Abraxane works for me, then maybe consider starting that after, unless there is something else new.
I heard on a new's report last night that a study being done on mice in which the blood supply is being cut off from feeding the tumor cell, is within MONTH'S to being tried on human's. This is very exciting new's.
Lisa, I just know that there is something out there for everyone of us, we just have to keep researching on our own, and working with our onc's to find the right one.
I pray for you and hope if you do start the Abraxane, it works for you.
Go see that baby if you can. The joy alone would be the best drug for you.
Irene
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