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Back on the Epirubicon & 'Walk for Life'! :-))
Hello friends - well I just started back on Epirubicon (yesterday - seems like ages ago now!) - just for 2 cycles - I think!?
Apparently this is so I can go onto Tykerb and Xeloda - as I didnt complete the intial round of FEC - because I broke my R/hip with bone mets back in October 07. The authorising bodies are saying I must complete 3 rounds of Epirubicon before I can start Tykerb...
Seeing I cant stay on Herceptin and be on Tykerb at the same time, I need to cease the Herceptin - given these new lot of mets in the lungs - it does appear that the Herceptin really isnt working for me. Ideally I'd like to be on both - but apparently its not allowed in Australia. Unless I can fork up about $5000 per month which is obviously beyond my means. Someone can correct me if I'm wrong on this.
Anyway Im coming to more acceptance that this is the path for me and was happy just to get some treatment yesterday.
Also had a great day with my friends (apart from having chemo together LOL!) we are organising our 'Walk for Life' - again which celebrates ways to address issues of chronic ill-health in the Aboriginal community - i'll see if I can add some picks (must start me photo album here). The 4 main areas we are raising awareness about are: heart disease, cancer, renal disease and diabetes. It is always great fun!
Starting to feel a bit alive again - and that my life is not OVER because the cancer has come back. You folks are a big part of that process. Thanks so much for being here.
Blessings all
Hermiracles
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2003 L/DCIS –> LWE: High G./Comedo - 6 nodes clear 6 wks Rx
04/07 2 miracles born ~ very grateful
06/07 Susp areas L/b
09/07 Stage 2 bilat. mastectomy R/ b. clear extens DCIS/IDC Paget’s 8 nodes clear ER(<5%) HER2+++ CT clear
11/07 Portacath - FEC
15/11/07 Stage 4 Emerg op - hip replacemt #NOF bone mets H/Taxotere
12/07 Rx to 'spots' on spine/R/hip/femur 3wkly H
2008 H+T mets to rib/sternum? Aredia CT clear! Cont. H + Aredia 07/08 1 wk Palliative Care - mets to lungs + ?1 to brain
09/08 Stop H complete Epirubicin 1wk PC new brain mets
10/08 2wks WBR 1wk PC 22/10/08 Tykerb/Xeloda 12/08 6 CEREBRAL METS COMPLETELY GONE! Rib mets down to <1cm.
01/09 Tumour markers normal! Rx to L/arm
03/09 LUNGS CLEAR (ALL NODULES GONE!), brain clear, liver clear. Bones stable! ~ THANK YOU GOD
07/09 Repeat CT Scan ~ ALL organs clear apart from bones which remain stable. I walk in gratitude.
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Last edited by hermiracles; 08-29-2008 at 01:26 PM..
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