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Old 04-29-2009, 03:56 PM   #1
WomanofSteel
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: New Jersey
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Treatment update

Just wanted to let you all know that I am having a change in treatment again. The navelbine gave me severe neuropathy in my hands, so my onc is switching me to gemzar. I will start this on Monday, 3 weeks on 1 week off. Hopefully this will be better for me.
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dx aug 03
invasive dcis 1 cm
er/pr/her2+
bcs 8/4/03
bcs 8/21/03 0/16 nodes
tx 4x ca 36 rad tam
postmenopausal 06 aromasin
sept 07 biopsy node in neck
muga/pet/cat/bone mets to lungs nodes and liver stage iv
tx hki-272
tx not working switched to taxol herceptin
Taxol not working switched to navelbine
navelbine is causing bad neuropathy
starting gemzar
gemzar quit on me now on Ixempra due to increasing number and size of liver mets
another progression starting tykerb/xeloda
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