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update on son-in-law
I went to PA last weekend to be with my daughter and son-in-law. They think he is in stage IV melanoma. They will be scanning him from head to toe within the next week. Doing surgery Nov. 11, to remove lymph nodes from his groin and reexcise lesion on his back as they did not get clean margins. He will start Interferon IV treatment in December every day for 1 month, then 3 weekly injections for 11 months. From what I understand this is a grueling treatment. I have advised him to go to John Hopkins for a second opinion as they are only 1 1/2 hr away. This whole ordeal just breaks my heart as we live so far away and they have no support system there. Please continue to pray for them.
I also found out the cyst that is on my brain is a pineal cyst and apparently needs to be watched, so I will be having another MRI scan in January. Just got the bill for the scan and about had heart failure $5000. I don't know what people do who don't have insurance.
Thank you all for your prayers and concerns regarding my son-in-law. Reading all the posts gives me some peace.
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Debbie in North Carolina
Diag 10/2006-high grade invasive ductal carcinoma- mastectomy L breast
2.5 cm tumor ER/PR pos-Her2+++
4 rounds A/C, 4 rounds Taxol
Herceptin every 3 weeks until Jan. 2008
6/18/07 prophylatic mastectomy R breast
8/2007 started aromasin/stopped arimidex (side effects)
12/07 stopped aromasin due to side effects (now what?)
Finished herceptin 1/8/08
started tamoxifen for 2 years then will switch to femera
allergic to tamoxifen started femera 4/2008
June 20, 2008 portacath removed
Learnig to live life to the fullest!
Stopped Femera due to side effects
July 28, 2008 start trial for breast cancer vaccine
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