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Re: brain mets
Pam,
My heart just sank when I read your news--you just haven't even had time to come up for air. There is not much else I can say that hasn't already been said other then how much I hate this damned disease! (I wanted to scream when I read your post.) I'm so glad you were at least able to get one dose of the Halaven...I've read such positive news on it. I'm sure it will do some serious damage on the nasty cancer cells. Surprise attack! Shelia is right...they have come along way in treating brain mets. You truly are a warrior/fighter and I know you will get through this too. You have alot of brain met survivors here to help you along. I will be keeping you in my thoughts and prayers. Sending you a lots of love & a really big hug!
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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