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Lori R · 04-04-2009, 08:56 AM

Greg,
I might be one of the few members of on this site that was Stage IV at the "get go" and did not have the C of TCH.

My Dr. is a respected oncologist in the Denver area and elected not to use the C as she felt it damaged the immune system unnecessarily.

I continue to ponder whether that was the right thing as I am the type of person (incredibly healthy other than this darn cancer thing) that wanted to be as aggressive as possible.

I have a series of scans next week so we'll see how that goes.

Unfortunately, no guarantees in this crazy world of cancer treatment. I'll keep everyone posted as my case is just another perspective of the ART of treatment approaches.

Just providing support that not using Carboplatin is not unheard of.

Lori

04-04-2009, 08:56 AM	#10
Lori R Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Evergreen, Colorado Posts: 454	Greg, I might be one of the few members of on this site that was Stage IV at the "get go" and did not have the C of TCH. My Dr. is a respected oncologist in the Denver area and elected not to use the C as she felt it damaged the immune system unnecessarily. I continue to ponder whether that was the right thing as I am the type of person (incredibly healthy other than this darn cancer thing) that wanted to be as aggressive as possible. I have a series of scans next week so we'll see how that goes. Unfortunately, no guarantees in this crazy world of cancer treatment. I'll keep everyone posted as my case is just another perspective of the ART of treatment approaches. Just providing support that not using Carboplatin is not unheard of. 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)