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04-11-2007, 05:47 PM
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Location: St. George, UT
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The bad news and good news!
Hello to all you fellow Amazon Warriors! I just have to let you know what has been happening in my fight against the Beast. In January a PET scan showed a large mass in the lower left lung, where the Her2 BC mets showed up after a heart attack in June, 2004. (I had been on herceptin, navelbine and femara and was NED after 15 months of treatment, even though my heart showed more damage). We did a bronchoscopy, which didn't show malignancy, but the lung doctor felt that because of the mass she couldn't examine all of the lung. She reccommended a needle biopsy. I didn't want to do it right then, so we set up another PET scan in 2 months to check it again. I caught a cold in February, and seemed to go down hill after that. An echocardiogram showed that my ejection fraction was under 40, which shocked me because I had had a successful triple bypass last May, and had really felt better. For the past three weeks I grew weaker and weaker, could hardly breathe or even walk, had no appetite, and lost 10 lbs. They did another echo and found my ef was now below 35. Finally my cardiologist and primary care doctor decided I needed to be in the hospital, so I went in Monday morning. They put me on IV liquids with potassium and vitamins and so on, since I seemed to be very dehydrated. They did a brain MRI Tuesday because of the dizziness and weakness, It was clear! This morning they planned a needle biopsy of the lung. THey did a CT scan first. The doctor told me after a while (it seemed like forever) that they had decided not to do the needle biopsy because the scans showed in comparison with the January scan that the mass had shrunk to 1/6, and they felt that it was not worth the risk of the needle biopsy when the mass was so much smaller! What good news! So they sent me home! They are suspecting that the mass is left over from the pnuemonia, and will watch it closely.
I will need to take large amounts of coreg and diovan, coQ10 and fish oil, plus exercise to build my heart back up. If anyone has any other ideas I would appreciate them. Because of my age I can't run or do heavy exercise, but I can walk and use my mini trampoline, and I will. We also are on a 70% alkaline diet with lots of veggies, wild caught fish and little meat or dairy.
I just wanted you all to know that we just have to keep fighting! You are all survivors and do so much to help one another. In June I will have survived my third year since the her2 lung mets and the heart attack, and will be in my 22nd year since my original BC diagnosis in 1985. I believe in positive thinking, self-hynosis and prayer, and appreicate this website more than I can ever express. It has given me the understanding friendship, wonderful stories and prayers, and all the marvelous information I have needed to keep fighting, even at the age of 77! I love and admire you all, and especially appreciate Joe and Christine. You are in my prayers! Hugs, Tricia
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04-11-2007, 06:15 PM
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Location: Sheboygan, WI
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Oh Tricia,
My heart couldn't be happier for you. I'm still smiling since reading your post. At first while reading it I found myself feeling scared for you but as the post continued on the corners of my mouth were lifting to form a HUGE smile.
Hope you continue to feel better each day.
God is good - Continue to be encouraged.
Hugs to you,
Mary Jo
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"Be still and know that I am God." Psalm 46:10
Dx. 6/24/05 age 45 Right Breast IDC ER/PR. Neg., - Her2+++ RB Mast. - 7/28/05 - 4 cm. tumor Margins clear - 1 microscopic cell 1 sent. node No Vasucular Invasion 4 DD A/C - 4 DD Taxol & Herceptin 1 full year of Herceptin received every 3 weeks 28 rads prophylactic Mast. 3/2/06
17 Years NED
<>< Romans 8:28
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04-11-2007, 06:18 PM
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Tricia,
What an ordeal you had to go through! I just happy that things seems to be okay now. Continue to do what the doctor says. I believe in the power of prayer and will keep you in my prayers.
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Kate
Stage IIIC Diagnosed Oct 25, 2005 (age 58)
ER/PR-, HER2+++, grade 3, Ploidy/DNA index: Aneuploid/1.61, S-phase: 24.2%
Neoadjunct chemo: 4 A/C; 4 Taxatore
Bilateral mastectomy June 8, 2006
14 of 26 nodes positive
Herceptin June 22, 2006 - April 20, 2007
Radiation (X35) July 24-September 11, 2006
BRCA1/BRCA2 negative
Stage IV lung mets July 13, 2007 - TCH
Single brain met - August 6, 2007 -CyberKnife
Oct 2007 - clear brain MRI and lung mets shrinking.
March 2008 lung met progression, brain still clear - begin Tykerb/Xeloda/Ixempra
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04-11-2007, 07:21 PM
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My best to you Tricia--you are an inspiration to us all.
Keeping you in my thoughts and prayers.
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Loraine
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04-11-2007, 07:44 PM
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Dear Tricia,
I am just in awe of you! You live life so fully. What a very special Lady you are!
Of course I will keep you in my prayers - I believe with your strong spirit you
will have your heart back up to speed in no time. Wishing you all the best.
Hugs,
Jean
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Stage 1, Grade 1, 3/30/05
Lumpectomy 4/15/05 - 6MM IDC
Node Neg. (Sentinel node)
ER+ 90% / PR-, Her2+++ by FISH
Ki-67 40%
Arimidex 5/05
Radiation 32 trt, 5/30/05
Oncotype DX test 4/17/06, 31% high risk
TOPO 11 neg. 4/06
Stopped Arimidex 5/06
TCH 5/06, 6 treatments
Herceptin 5/06 - for 1 yr.
9/06 Completed chemo
Started Femara Sept. 2006
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04-11-2007, 08:06 PM
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Tricia, you are a beacon of light to us, and to know you are gaining strength and fighting this latest "set-back" means so much to me...thanks more than I can say for the update, and keep that spirit alive!!
<3 Lolly
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Sept.'99 - Dx.Stage IIIB, IDC ER/PR-, HER2+++ by IHC, confirmed '04 by FISH. Left MRM, AC x's 4, Taxol x's 4, 33 Rads, finishing Tx May 2000. Jan.'01 - local/regional recurrence, Stage IV. Herceptin/Navelbine weekly till NED August 2001, then maintenance Herceptin. Right Mast. April 2002. Local/Regional recurrence April '04, Herceptin plus/minus chemo until May '07. Gemzar added from Feb.'07-April '07; Tykerb/Abraxane until August '07, back on Herceptin plus Taxotere and Xeloda Sept. '07. Stopped T/X Nov. '07, stopped Herceptin Dec. '07, started Avastin/Taxol/Carboplatin Dec. '07. Progression in chest skin, stopped TAC March '03, started radiation.
Herceptin has served as the "Backbone" of my treatment strategy for over 6 years, giving me great quality of life. In 2005, I was privileged to participate in the University of Washington/Seattle HER2 Vaccine Trial.
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04-11-2007, 08:10 PM
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Location: Oregon
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Hi Tricia,
Thanks for the update. It sounds like your doctors are taking very good care of you. I went to a cancer nutrition class today at my hospital. For putting on weight they recommend nutbutters. Like almondbutter. Get the kind that do not have alot of sugar. They said eat organic whenever you can. 5-9 veggies and or fruits a day. Fish 2-3 times a week. Alot of this you probably already know.
Anyway, keep up the good work. Keep the beast in his cage. I, too, feel so lucky to be a part of this website.
Take care, Catherine
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Catherine
Found my own lump in the shower
April 2006 at the age of 58
Stage IIB, ER- PR- HER2+++ multi focal tumors, largest 2.3cm
Chemo first: AC/Taxol over 16 weeks
Bilateral mastectomy Sep 06
33 rads after the surgery
1 year of Herceptin completed Dec 07
15 years and no recurrence as of April 2021
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04-11-2007, 08:40 PM
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Wow Tricia! What a ride. Very scary, I'm sure - and very much a relief to "only" have to deal with getting your heart back up to snuff. Shouldn't take too long, because you have a WONDERFUL heart, to go with your spirit. And I always knew you had a "clear head", now you have the MRI to prove it!
Sounds like you have a good plan with the CoQ10 and fish oil, you might ask your doctor if it would be advisable to add some potassium as well. And of course, keep on truckin with the walking; that's the best exercise anyway.
Take care and get well quick!
Much love
Chris
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Chris in Scotts Valley
June 2002 extensive hi grade DCIS (pre-cancer-stage 0, clean sentinal node) Mastectomy/implant - no chemo, rads. "cured?"
9/2004 Diag: Stage IV extensive liver mets (!) ER/PR- Her2+++
10/04-3/05 Weekly Taxol/Carboplatin/Herceptin , complete response!
04/05 - 4/07 Herception every 3 wks, Continue NED
04/07 - recurrence to liver - 2 spots, starting tykerb/avastin trial
06/07 8/07 10/07 Scans show stable, continue on Tykerb/Avastin
01/08 Progression in liver
02/08 Begin (TDM1) trial
08/08 NED! It's Working! Continue on TDM1
02/09 Continue NED
02/10 Continue NED. 5/10 9/10 Scans NED 10/10 Scans NED
12/10 Scans not clear....4/11 Scans suggest progression 6/11 progression confirmed in liver
07/11 - 11/11 Herceptin/Xeloda -not working:(
12/11 Begin MM302 Phase I trial - bust:(
03/12 3rd times the charm? AKT trial
5/12 Scan shows reduction! 7/12 More reduction!!!!
8/12 Whoops...progression...trying for Perjeta/Herceptin (plus some more nasty chemo!)
9/12 Start Perjeta/Herceptin, chemo on hold due to infection/wound in leg, added on cycle 2 &3
11/12 Poops! progression in liver, Stop Perjeta/Taxo/Herc
11/12 Navelbine/Herce[ptin - try for a 3 cycles, no go.
2/13 Gemzar/Carbo/Herceptin - no go.
3/13 TACE procedure
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04-11-2007, 08:46 PM
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So glad to hear your good news. I agree that you are an inspiration!!! Best wishes for continued succeed. As always, you are in my thoughts and prayers.
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04-11-2007, 09:13 PM
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I'm glad the mass turned out to be something other than b/c. You are such a guiding light to me - all of your trials and tribulations with this disease, plus your heart issues, and yet you always seem to have such a positive attitude. You are a fighter and I know you will win this battle. I found that after my lung mets and surgery over Christmas, that walking has helped me gain my strength back. The good thing about walking is that most anyone can do it. You are in my prayers!
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Stage IIIC, 17 of 20 Nodes +, E+, Her2+++
Diagnosed 6/30/05
Lumpectomy 7/13/05
Dose Dense A/C x 4
Weekly Taxol + Herceptin x 12
Remainder of year Herceptin Every 3 weeks (completes 9/13/06)
Radiation completed 2/28/06
Currently on Tamoxifen
Dec 06 - Pleural effusion treated with pleurodesis
Now er/pr-, her2++
1/07 started weekly Navelbine plus Herceptin
Discontinued Tamoxifen
4/27/07 CTshowed progression
5/01/07 Began Tykerb/Xeloda + Zometa
5/22/07 Stopped treatment due to great progression
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04-11-2007, 09:37 PM
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Location: California
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You are the Warrior!!!
Dear Tricia:
People like you help me going strong on the fight against the beast. I have been down so many times, but just pick myself up and fight even more when I hear stories such as yours.
I want you to know, YOU are such an inspiration to me. When I become depressed and my faith in God starts failing I think of you and your long battle against breast cancer and I just say to myself that if you have been able to survive this long, me too, I can do it. You keep me motivated to continue with my treatment(s), to continue planning for the future along with my husband and daughter, and to continue dreaming that one day, maybe one day there will be a magical medicine to help us all stay healthy a lot longer, for many many years into the future...God Bless you. I keep you in my prayers.
P.S. Just wanted to say that I love St. George, little cold but beautiful....
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1994 - rt brst, .lump, underarm node dissection,chemo+rad 1.2 cms, Grade 3.
28 nodes neg
Er,Pr, Positive HER2 status unknown
2003- Recur to rt lung.July 16 ( B-Day!)
Her2+++ Er,Pr, Negative
2003 - Aug04--Navelbine + Herceptin
2004- 2007--NED - Herceptin, only
2007 Feb-April Xeloda added to hereceptin
2007-May Back on Navelbine+Herceptin
2008-Feb-Mar 15 Ses Rad to Rt. Lung
2008- Oc 17 Add Tykerb to Herceptin
2009- June-- Discont Tykerb
2009 July 7--Current Taxol + Herceptin
2009 Dec--Discontinued treatment due to progression. Looking into cyberknife.
2010-Aug Accepted to TDM1, no SE, except liver count went up.
2010-2011 September got kicked out of the trial, due to a small spot found on lung.
2011- 2012 September thru early 2013 on Herceptin
2013- March Bone density shows small spot on 5th rib.
2013 - April 4th appt with onc. will post after discussing course of treatment.
2013-March-April Cyber knife to brain and radiation to rib. Chest --base line before chemo-CT-Scan stable for lung issue. CA2729 Normal.
2013 April Herceptin- TDMI
2013 Sept Herceptin + Perjeta . CA2729 within normal range. Brain and Pet scans October 31st. will post results.
2013 October Brain MRI- mixed response. Will see Onc/rad on Halloween.
2013 October/November Brain-MRI nothing new. Repeat MRI next year in May.
2013 December Continue Herceptin and Perjeta. Stable at the moment.
2014 February Brain MRI -clear!
2014 January Added Taxotere to Perjeta+Herceptin.
2014 March Stopped chemo-chest ct-scan next.
2014- March Scans shows tumor's larger, CA2729 higher. Discontinue Herceptin.
2014 April Perjeta+ Halaven
2014 April CA2729 went down 60 points after one cycle. Cough does not want to go away.
2014 June Continue on Perjeta + Halaven-- no more cough. Stable
2014 June Back on Herceptin + abraxane
Last edited by Adriana Mangus; 04-11-2007 at 09:38 PM..
Reason: adding a note
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04-11-2007, 09:37 PM
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Location: California's Gold Country
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Dear Tricia,
It's so good to hear from you! You are truly one of my Heros! It sounds like you are doing all the right stuff and I'm sure you will come back strong once again.
Love Kim in CA
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Diag. Feb 1997 4.5cm IDC <10%ER+, PR-. 5 out of 36 nodes +. Mastectomy followed by 3 rounds Adriamycin/Cytoxin.
5/1997 Hi Dose Chemo w/ Stem cell rescue. Spent 4 weeks in isolation ward. Then 6 weeks radiation.
9/2001 widespread mets to liver. 8 mos Taxotere/Herceptin brought me almost to NED. Stop Taxotere & add Femara .
11/2002 liver resection to remove spot that turned out to be necrosis. Officially NED!
7/2003 Tumor markers rising add Xeloda Disastrous reaction, 8 days hospital, but tumor markers came back to normal!
June -Dec 2004 UW Vaccine Trial.
7/2005 MRI single 11mm brain met
8/2005 Gamma Knife.
Brain MRI @3 months NED!
2006-2011 brain/body still NED
8/04/11 Taking Herceptin break, will monitor with tumor markers.
6/20/12 Tumor markers begin to rise. CA15-3 is 31.3 and Her2 Serum is at 17.1 Decide to repeat in one month.
7/23/12 CA15-3 now 49.3
Her2 Serum 26.8
8/6/12 Back on Herceptin
CA15-3 now 76
Her2 Serum now 49
11/7/12 Add weekly Taxotere for 4 cycles
2/2013 Stopped Taxotere added Perjeta. MRI shows approx. 50% reduction liver mets. CA15-3 still elevated @ 55. Will continue on just Herceptin & Perjeta.
November 2014 Continuing on Herceptin, Perjeta, and
Femara indefinitely. Guess I'm NED again, but watching those tumor markers carefully!
Dec. 2015 PET scan reveals mass in perirectal area of abdomen.biopsy confirms. Still Her2+, but no longer ER+. Bye bye Femara
Jan 2016 Begin Kadcyla
March 2016 PET scan shows tumor now barely visible, still NED everywhere else.
2016/2017 continue Kadcyla
November 2017 brain MRI reveals small focus of T2 hyperintensity with possible 4mm enhancing nodule. Short term follow up MRI suggested. Stay tuned...
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04-11-2007, 09:54 PM
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Adriana (and all others here) I couldn't agree more. Tricia you are such an
inspiration. Thank you for sharing your story. You give me such hope that we can keep finding ways to kill, shrink, stabilize, and manage the recurrances whenever we find them.
Tricia - would you be willing to share your alkaline diet with us?
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Brenda
NOV 2012 - 9 yr anniversary
JULY 2012 - 7 yr anniversary stage IV (of 50...)
Nov'03~ dX stage 2B
Dec'03~ Rt side mastectomy, Her2+, ER/PR+, 10 nodes out, one node positive
Jan'04~ Taxotere/Adria/Cytoxan x 6, NED, no Rads, Tamox. 1 year, Arimadex 3 mo., NED 14 mo.
Sept'05~ micro mets lungs/chest nodes/underarm node, Switched to Aromasin, T/C/H x 7, NED 6 months - Herceptin only
Aug'06~ micro mets chest nodes, & bone spot @ C3 neck, Added Taxol to Herceptin
Feb'07~ Genetic testing, BRCA 1&2 neg
Apr'07~ MRI - two 9mm brain mets & 5 punctates, new left chest met, & small increase of bone spot C3 neck, Stopped Aromasin
May'07~ Started Tykerb/Xeloda, no WBR for now
June'07~ MRI - stable brain mets, no new mets, 9mm spots less enhanced, CA15.3 down 45.5 to 9.3 in 10 wks, Ty/Xel working magic!
Aug'07~ MRI - brain mets shrunk half, NO NEW BRAIN METS!!, TMs stable @ 9.2
Oct'07~ PET/CT & MRI show NED
Apr'08~ scans still show NED in the head, small bone spot on right iliac crest (rear pelvic bone)
Sept'08~ MRI shows activity in brain mets, completed 5 fractions/5 consecutive days of IMRT to zap the pesky buggers
Oct'08~ dropped Xeloda, switched to tri-weekly Herceptin in combo with Tykerb, extend to tri-monthly Zometa infusion
Dec'08~ Brain MRI- 4 spots reduced to punctate size, large spot shrunk by 3mm, CT of torso clear/pelvis spot stable
June'09~ new 3-4mm left cerrebellar spot zapped with IMRT targeted rads
Sept'09~ new 6mm & 1 cm spots in pituitary/optic chiasm area. Rx= 25 days of 3D conformal fractionated targeted IMRT to the tumors.
Oct'09~ 25 days of low dose 3D conformal fractionated targeted IMRT to the bone mets spot on rt. iliac crest that have been watching for 2 years. Added daily Aromasin back into treatment regimen.
Apr'10~ Brain MRI clear! But, see new small spot on adrenal gland. Change from Aromasin back to Tamoxifen.
June'10~ Tumor markers (CA15.3) dropped from 37 to 23 after one month on Tamoxifen. Continue to monitor adrenal gland spot. Remain on Tykerb/Herceptin/Tamoxifen.
Nov'10~ Radiate positive mediastinal node that was pressing on recurrent laryngeal nerve, causing paralyzed larynx and a funny voice.
Jan'11~ MRI shows possible activity or perhaps just scar tissue/necrotic increase on 3 previously treated brain spots and a pituitary spot. 5 days of IMRT on 4 spots.
Feb'11~ Enrolled in T-DM1 EAP in Denver, first treatment March 25, 2011.
Mar'11~ Finally started T-DM1 EAP in Denver at Rocky Mountain Cancer Center/Rose on Mar. 25... hallelujah.
"I would rather be anecdotally alive than statistically dead."
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04-12-2007, 09:11 AM
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Tricia...
I'm SO sorry that you've been going through this, but am glad you are on the mend. BIG, BIG huggs to you. Take care and God bless.
Rhonda
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Dx 2/1/05, Stage 1, 0 nodes, Grade 3, ER/PR-, HER2+ (3.16 Fish)
2/7/05, Partial Mastectomy
5/18/05 Finished 6 rounds of dose dense TEC (Taxotere, Epirubicin and Cytoxan)
8/1/05 Finished 33 rads
8/18/05 Started Herceptin, every 3 weeks for a year (last one 8/10/06)
2/1/13...8 year Cancerversary and I am "perfect" (at least where cancer is concerned;)
" And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years."- Abraham Lincoln
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04-12-2007, 09:52 AM
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Tricia-
I join the others in thanking you for your inspirational message - I needed it today as I started a new treatment. I hope you will continue to gain physical strength.
Thanks and kind regards,
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init diag 3/17/03-stage IIIC
ER-/PR-/HER2+++
CET x4 neo-adjuvant
lump & SNB 8/03
CET x2
radiation and herceptin/navelbine 11-03-1/04
1st reoccur to lymph nodes 8/04
complete axillary dissection 12/04
herceptin/taxotere til progression (lungs) 3/05
xeloda w/out lapatinib trial 6/05
lapatinib/tykerb added 4/06
ended trial 8/06 due to progression
doxil / avastin 11/06-12/06 - wasn't working
navelbine/herceptin/avastin 12/06/3/07 - progression
gemzar/carboplatin/tykerb 4/07
mri shows extensive mets to bone in pelvic area 6/07
switched to abraxane (3 on/1 off) + tykerb 6/07
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04-12-2007, 08:15 PM
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Tricia, you have been through alot lately, hope you turn the corner soon and have better times coming your way.
Keep us posted on how things go for you.
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04-12-2007, 08:35 PM
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Warm caring wishes for your strength and healing,Tricia. I too hope better days are soon on the way for you!
Marcia
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04-13-2007, 08:22 AM
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You are my HERO!!! Stories like yours are the inspiration that we all need! Hope all is going well.
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 Suzan W.
age 54 at diagnosis
5/05 suspicious mammogram-left breast
5/05 biopsy-invasive lobular carcinoma with LCIS,8mm tumor,stage 1 grade 2, ER+ PR+ Her2+++
6/14/05 bilateral mastectomy, node neg. all scans neg.
Oncotype DX-high risk
8/05-10/05 4 rounds A/C
10/05 -10/06 1 yr. herceptin
arimidex-5 years
2/14/08 started daily self administered injections..FORTEO for severe osteoporosis
7/28/09 BRCA 1 negative BRCA2 POSITIVE
8/17/09 prophylactic salpingo-oophorectomy
10/15/10 last FORTEOinjection
RECLAST infusion(ostoeporosis)
6/14/10 5 year cancerversary!
8/2010-18%increase in bone density!
no further treatments
Oncologist says, "Go do the Happy Dance"
I say,"What a long strange trip its been"
'One day at a time'
6-14-2015. 10 YEAR CANCERVERSARY!
7-16 to 9-16. Extensive (and expensive) dental work done to save teeth. Damage from osteoporosis and chemo and long term bisphosphonate use
6-14-16. 11 YEAR CANCERVERSARY!!
7-20-16 Prolia injection for severe osteoporosis
2 days later, massive hive outbreak. This led to an eventual dx of Chronic Ideopathic Urticaria, an auto-immune disease from HELL.
6-14-17 12 YEAR CANCERVERSARY!!
still suffering from CIU. 4 hospitilizations in the past year
as of today, 10-31-17 in remission from CIU and still, CANCER FREE!!!
6-14-18 13 YEAR CANCERVERSARY!! NED!!
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04-13-2007, 09:59 AM
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Tricia...How nice to see your post...you sure have been through some "stuff"...but thank you for sharing your strength with us...I hope you live to be 107!!!What a story you have!!
Tammy
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Dx'd Dec'01 while 6mos preg. with #4. child (30yrsold)Mastectomy/AC chemo/radiation/ Recur:Mar'04 liver mets: 3 taxol/herceptin /liver resection/3 taxol/herceptin. Cured?
Recur: May'05 spine & Hip. New onc
treatment in Mexico Feb'06-Mar-06
back to Mexico June/July '06
Currently on herceptin/Zometa/Femara-recently added navelbine
Switched to arimidex Nov'06
ovaries removed June '07
ca15-3 in May'06 was 102
ca15-3 summer of '07 holding steady at 23!
ca15-3 slowly rising Dec & Jan 36, 38, 41 and Feb was 36
Feb '08 Liver, lung & Brain scan NED... bones are stable with even a couple spots gone. as compared with '06 scans
May '08 ca 15-3 is 55. Treatment is zometa, vinorelbine, herceptin and aromasin.
No signifcant changes.
Feb'09 Started Xeloda with herceptin..no more hormonals
Feb'09-June'09 tumor markers coming down again from 155 to 84
May'09 blood clots in lungs vena cava filter put in..Heparin shots daily for now.
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04-13-2007, 02:35 PM
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Hi Tricia,
Have you considered Chelation therapy. Chelation is good for heart as well as for the cancer.
The bypass is just a plumbers job without addressing the chemical composition of your body. Why in first place did you get blocked arteries and has bypass solved that problem or just delayed it. Just question that to yourself.
I think you should go into the care of an experienced alternative medicine practioner and discuss if in your case chelation would help.
They did a bypass on my dad 3 years back but his BP still always stayed at 145/95. When he questioned the cardiologist that with bypass this should become normal now, they just said its fine. Tehn we met a doctor who practiced inetgartive medicine and he put him on 10 rounds of chelation (1 every week) and his BP came back to 130/80. He feels much better and he and me both think now that why did we get the bypass done.
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