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How blessed for you to spend the time with your son between now and when he leaves home! Of course, if he's like most 15 yr olds he isn't excited about more maternal bonding time, but since he doesn't have his license yet he may just have to endure it!

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Vicki
Lord, give me the comfort of Your embrace and acceptance of Your will.

3/11: DX: IDC, HER2++, ER/PR neg, stage 4, mets to liver. Primary tumor: grade 3; 11 cm. 2nd smaller tumor: ~2.5cm. Multiple affected nodes, 1 spot on liver. 6 rounds TCH prior to bmx.
7/11: Nothing left except Primary breast tumor now 1.5cm.
8/11: BMX, 17/17 nodes clear. No post-op chemo or radiation indicated. NED!
10/11: NED! Continue Herceptin indef.
2/12: Reoccurence of liver mets; both lobes. Tykerb added to Herceptin.
5/12: Progression of liver mets. Stop Tykerb, start Abraxane & Herceptin weekly.
8/12: Progression in liver and lymph nodes around liver and right kidney. Herceptin not working anymore! Stop Abraxane and Herceptin. Start Tykerb and Xeloda.
10/12: Severe side effects. 3 weeks break from everything.
12/12: It's working! All tumors gone except 2 (from 20+) Continue Tykerb and Xeloda. Brain and spine MRIs clear.

05-20-2012, 07:50 PM	#17
Vicki revised Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Alabama Posts: 121	Re: Stopping Working How blessed for you to spend the time with your son between now and when he leaves home! Of course, if he's like most 15 yr olds he isn't excited about more maternal bonding time, but since he doesn't have his license yet he may just have to endure it! __________________ Vicki Lord, give me the comfort of Your embrace and acceptance of Your will. 3/11: DX: IDC, HER2++, ER/PR neg, stage 4, mets to liver. Primary tumor: grade 3; 11 cm. 2nd smaller tumor: ~2.5cm. Multiple affected nodes, 1 spot on liver. 6 rounds TCH prior to bmx. 7/11: Nothing left except Primary breast tumor now 1.5cm. 8/11: BMX, 17/17 nodes clear. No post-op chemo or radiation indicated. NED! 10/11: NED! Continue Herceptin indef. 2/12: Reoccurence of liver mets; both lobes. Tykerb added to Herceptin. 5/12: Progression of liver mets. Stop Tykerb, start Abraxane & Herceptin weekly. 8/12: Progression in liver and lymph nodes around liver and right kidney. Herceptin not working anymore! Stop Abraxane and Herceptin. Start Tykerb and Xeloda. 10/12: Severe side effects. 3 weeks break from everything. 12/12: It's working! All tumors gone except 2 (from 20+) Continue Tykerb and Xeloda. Brain and spine MRIs clear.