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radiant · 11-30-2012, 08:15 PM

Hi Pam -

Do u know if u need to go on Ixempra? I was on it for 1.5 years - it did not
fail me. However, I've yet to meet someone besides me that went that long on it. If needed I could go back. Actually I am on tdm1 and that has not been an easy drug for me at all.

Plz PM me if you go on Ixempra - I can tell u what I did to get through it and what side effects u have to be mindful of starting day 1. I learned that lesson the hard way!

Back to you,

Kim

11-30-2012, 08:15 PM	#19
radiant Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 88	Re: ixempra is next chemo Hi Pam - Do u know if u need to go on Ixempra? I was on it for 1.5 years - it did not fail me. However, I've yet to meet someone besides me that went that long on it. If needed I could go back. Actually I am on tdm1 and that has not been an easy drug for me at all. Plz PM me if you go on Ixempra - I can tell u what I did to get through it and what side effects u have to be mindful of starting day 1. I learned that lesson the hard way! Back to you, Kim __________________ ------------------------------ Dx Stage 3C 2005, triple +, tons of lymph nodes as well. FEC, surgery, TCH, rads, herceptin 1 year. And, Aromasin. 2007 - recurrence to medistinal lymph node, Abraxene and Herceptin - took it down 50% 2008 - on Arimidex/Herceptin - stable lymph node. 2009 - stable on Arimidex/Herceptin 2010 - lymph node progression and liver mets. 2010 - went on Gemzar, Navelbine, Herceptin - Navelbine and Herceptin took liver mets down. lymph node slightly progressed. 2010 - did Xeloda & Tykerb - MAJOR progression in liver in only 6 weeks. Dec 2010 - present - Ixempra/Avastin/Herceptin/Fasoldex - regressing June 2012 - chemo break Sept 19, 2012 - start t-dm1. Chose this over going back on Ixempra.