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Lori R · 12-21-2011, 04:12 PM

Kim,
I am a Stage IV liver mets gal and I wanted to provide your mom with reassurance that she is on a tough combination and is almost done.

I did get a break and was fearful that if the cancer returned that I might not have the strength to fight another battle. I was fortunate to have a year + break and the next chemo I went on was Abraxane. I found it to be much easier that taxotere.

So...here is hoping for a long, long, long break for your mom.

But, if the cancer returns, there are some Stage IV gals who fight back the enemy, get a year or 6 months off and then fight it back again. I've been doing that for 4 1/2 years and it has never been as tough as that first round of chemo.

The worse is over....Lori

12-21-2011, 04:12 PM	#9
Lori R Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Evergreen, Colorado Posts: 454	Re: NED Stage IV? Chemoless stage IV? Kim, I am a Stage IV liver mets gal and I wanted to provide your mom with reassurance that she is on a tough combination and is almost done. I did get a break and was fearful that if the cancer returned that I might not have the strength to fight another battle. I was fortunate to have a year + break and the next chemo I went on was Abraxane. I found it to be much easier that taxotere. So...here is hoping for a long, long, long break for your mom. But, if the cancer returns, there are some Stage IV gals who fight back the enemy, get a year or 6 months off and then fight it back again. I've been doing that for 4 1/2 years and it has never been as tough as that first round of chemo. The worse is over....Lori __________________ 2007 Oct - Diagnosed - Stage IV 5 c.m. IDC - Left Side er/pr- Her2+++ Node + 2/14 - Single Liver Met Double Mastectomy Nov - Begin T+H 2008 Feb-Complete 6 cycles- T&H- NED March - Continue - Herceptin Only April - Rads for 6 weeks 2009 Continue Herceptin - Continue NED April - Recurrance- 3 cm. Liver Met May - Cryosurgery June - November - Abraxane + Herceptin Aug - PET/CT - CTC = 0 Back to NED 2010 January - Continue NED July - Recurrance - 3 cm Liver Met CTC=1 August - Cryosurgery #2 August - November Navelbine November - Back to NED - End Navelbine 2011 Feb - Recur - 4 cm Liver Met - Same Left Lobe March Surgery it is -Couldn't get a clean margin July - Confirmed continued liver involvement August - Begin Herceptin + Tykerb October - Mixed results from H+T Add Abraxane + H + T - Nov - April 2012 January PET Scan - It's working!! April - Back to NED July - Recurrance August - Begin TDM-1 Trial (Taxol + TDM-1)