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Lolly · 03-13-2008, 06:05 PM

Thank you all for your loving words, they mean so much to me

Yes, I hope that I won't need more chemo, at least for awhile, and will definitely keep you all posted as I go along.

Ruth, to answer your question:
The rad onc and team are being very precise in mapping out the field so no previously radiated areas get a dangerously cumulative dose. Also, the field will be shallower so the ribs, heart and lungs won't be hit. At least that's the plan. As we all know, nothing is guaranteed in this journey we're all on, and this is a dangerous game but we feel we must fight fire with fire!

I'm keeping positive thoughts

<3 Lolly

03-13-2008, 06:05 PM	#27
Lolly Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Oregon Posts: 1,756	Thank you all for your loving words, they mean so much to me Yes, I hope that I won't need more chemo, at least for awhile, and will definitely keep you all posted as I go along. Ruth, to answer your question: The rad onc and team are being very precise in mapping out the field so no previously radiated areas get a dangerously cumulative dose. Also, the field will be shallower so the ribs, heart and lungs won't be hit. At least that's the plan. As we all know, nothing is guaranteed in this journey we're all on, and this is a dangerous game but we feel we must fight fire with fire! I'm keeping positive thoughts <3 Lolly __________________ Sept.'99 - Dx.Stage IIIB, IDC ER/PR-, HER2+++ by IHC, confirmed '04 by FISH. Left MRM, AC x's 4, Taxol x's 4, 33 Rads, finishing Tx May 2000. Jan.'01 - local/regional recurrence, Stage IV. Herceptin/Navelbine weekly till NED August 2001, then maintenance Herceptin. Right Mast. April 2002. Local/Regional recurrence April '04, Herceptin plus/minus chemo until May '07. Gemzar added from Feb.'07-April '07; Tykerb/Abraxane until August '07, back on Herceptin plus Taxotere and Xeloda Sept. '07. Stopped T/X Nov. '07, stopped Herceptin Dec. '07, started Avastin/Taxol/Carboplatin Dec. '07. Progression in chest skin, stopped TAC March '03, started radiation. Herceptin has served as the "Backbone" of my treatment strategy for over 6 years, giving me great quality of life. In 2005, I was privileged to participate in the University of Washington/Seattle HER2 Vaccine Trial.