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Diagnosed October 2002
Large tumour(6-8cm) right breast.3-5 nodes. Pre op chemo - doxorubicin/doxetaxol(6 rounds)
Feb 2003 Mastectomy followed by 6 weeks rad.
May 2003 Hera trial - 4 months into it skin mets- tiny.Off trial and receive Herceptin anyway and taxol.
4 months taxol - skin recurrence.On to navelbine - can't remember how long - skin recurrence.
Xeloda - went well for a long time and then stopped it just before op for other side Feb 2004 2cm tumour ( new primary)and 5 nodes.
Can't remember - shortly after skin mets and carboplatin - 4 months - no response.
2005 Tried Xeloda again - but no response this time.
Late 2005 - Doxil - 4 rounds - just stable.
All of these chemos with herceptin - now having a break after several difficuklties with port ops. Will have radiation ( 3 weeks) soon just to try something different and have a break.
Lindaw
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