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tammymarie1971 · 11-08-2005, 09:01 PM

Hi Shoreh, my next appt is Nov 22. I have and ultrasound,ct scan & chest x-ray and treatment at 1:15 and seeing Dr at 2:30. So I will be all over the place!!!! My husband is also coming this time, we are a little nervous about the scans and what they might show....hence the tumor marker rising UGH!!! I think Mexico is a good option..I really don't think this guy is a quack..I know that people think if these mexican doctors were so great why don't they practice in the US or Canada?? but they just can't because pharmacutecal (SP?)companys won't back them with funding because they can't patent "God-made" products therefore no money to be made!! Anyway I think we will go in January...And this doctor in Mexico says he recommends I stay on Herceptin..sooooo Well I don't really know what to think...I'm actually hoping God will lead me one way or the other!! Anyway I only meant to do a quick post..this is getting long!! Take care and if you do have to do blood work on the 22nd I'll keep my eye out for you.
Tammy

11-08-2005, 09:01 PM	#8
tammymarie1971 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 198	Hi Shoreh, my next appt is Nov 22. I have and ultrasound,ct scan & chest x-ray and treatment at 1:15 and seeing Dr at 2:30. So I will be all over the place!!!! My husband is also coming this time, we are a little nervous about the scans and what they might show....hence the tumor marker rising UGH!!! I think Mexico is a good option..I really don't think this guy is a quack..I know that people think if these mexican doctors were so great why don't they practice in the US or Canada?? but they just can't because pharmacutecal (SP?)companys won't back them with funding because they can't patent "God-made" products therefore no money to be made!! Anyway I think we will go in January...And this doctor in Mexico says he recommends I stay on Herceptin..sooooo Well I don't really know what to think...I'm actually hoping God will lead me one way or the other!! Anyway I only meant to do a quick post..this is getting long!! Take care and if you do have to do blood work on the 22nd I'll keep my eye out for you. Tammy __________________ Dx'd Dec'01 while 6mos preg. with #4. child (30yrsold)Mastectomy/AC chemo/radiation/ Recur:Mar'04 liver mets: 3 taxol/herceptin /liver resection/3 taxol/herceptin. Cured? Recur: May'05 spine & Hip. New onc treatment in Mexico Feb'06-Mar-06 back to Mexico June/July '06 Currently on herceptin/Zometa/Femara-recently added navelbine Switched to arimidex Nov'06 ovaries removed June '07 ca15-3 in May'06 was 102 ca15-3 summer of '07 holding steady at 23! ca15-3 slowly rising Dec & Jan 36, 38, 41 and Feb was 36 Feb '08 Liver, lung & Brain scan NED... bones are stable with even a couple spots gone. as compared with '06 scans May '08 ca 15-3 is 55. Treatment is zometa, vinorelbine, herceptin and aromasin. No signifcant changes. Feb'09 Started Xeloda with herceptin..no more hormonals Feb'09-June'09 tumor markers coming down again from 155 to 84 May'09 blood clots in lungs vena cava filter put in..Heparin shots daily for now.