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I have been on the herceptin, taxotere & carbpotin since Feb. 06. I have been told its the taxotere causing the rib pain I am having. (I sure hope so...I always worry about mets too.)
But since I first started the taxotere, carb, I have had pain on the right side of my ribs...and the left. But the right always being much worse. I recently had a pet/ct scan and nothing showed up in either place...but the way it hurts always worries me.
But hopefully...don't worry to much...its probably just a side affect of the Taxotere. My pain in the ribs comes and goes too. I have been bugging my oncologist since day one as to why it always seems to hurt where my liver is? She doesn't know. (But when you have bc...everything is always a worry...its hard not to let each little pain drive you nuts.) I personally hate it as I am sure everyone else does too.
Good luck to you...
Chelee
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DX: 12-20-05 - Stage IIIA, Her2/Neu, 3+++,Er & Pr weakly positive, 5 of 16 pos nodes.
Rt. MRM on 1-3-06 -- No Rads due to compromised lungs.
Chemo started 2-7-06 -- TCH - - Finished 6-12-06
Finished yr of wkly herceptin 3-19-07
3-15-07 Lt side prophylactic simple mastectomy. -- Ooph 4-05-07
9-21-09 PET/CT "Recurrence" to Rt. axllia, Rt. femur, ilium. Possible Sacrum & liver? Now stage IV.
9-28-09 Loading dose of Herceptin & started Zometa
9-29-09 Power Port Placement
10-24-09 Mass 6.4 x 4.7 cm on Rt. femur head.
11-19-09 RT. Femur surgery - Rod placed
12-7-09 Navelbine added to Herceptin/Zometa.
3-23-10 Ten days of rads to RT femur. Completed.
4-05-10 Quit Navelbine--Herceptin/Zometa alone.
5-4-10 Appt. with Dr. Slamon to see what is next? Waiting on FISH results from femur biopsy.
Results to FISH was unsuccessful--this happens less then 2% of the time.
7-7-10 Recurrence to RT axilla again. Back to UCLA for options.
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