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Helen...STAY on the HERCEPTIN
I have had SO many liver lesions from time to time and every time, herceptin ALONE plus good diet and supplement regimen worked to erase them--completely, but it takes some time. Your body needs a chance to heal itself. I know your onc out there "does NOT believe in tumor markers" -- what a shame as your case would be a perfect way to follow what is really going on.
In your place, I absolutely WOULD NOT do any surgury until I gave the Herceptin a month or two to finish cleaning up that spot. But remember, you can help yourself a lot by getting plenty of rest and not pushing too hard...GIVE your body a chance to heal...now that you are OFF the hard stuff...you should bounce back and feel better than you have in months...or at least that was my experience and that I know of others in a position similar to yours....surgery has MANY risks...instead of resection, fight to get regular CA 27/29 and Serum her-2 markers...also, keep an eye on your liver enzymes and alk phos...fyi. In absence of tumor markers...if these numbers start steadily rising, the liver may be reactivating....sounds like whatever is leftover is just lesion debris and it is continuing to shrink...this can be confirmed by seeing the liver enzymes dropping into normal...21/22 is good. Drink lots of fluids and walk, walk walk...flush it out.
Take care GLAD the CHEMO is behind you!!!
Gina
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