Scans for me on Wednesday, too
So, is it scan season or what?
I've got echo and ct scans tomorrow morning to check at the 16 week mark who my t/h/trial drug combo is working.
So, a bit of scanxiety for me as well. I'm actually a bit worries about the echo, even though I've never really had a problem after 7+ years on herceptin. But I had this freak accident, tearing a tendon in my leg (or keg, depending on the mood of my spellchecker) which took me from a moderately active lifestyle to literally sitting on my butt for the last 3 months! Wonder what that did to the old LVEF?
I've already planted that seed with the trial propel at UCSF, but will just be to wait and see.
I'm of course mainly hoping the stupid tumor has continued to regress; but like KDR am a little spun by conflicting markers. One marker has continued to plummet but another went up the last time. Only the one that is plummeting has ever has any significance for me, but it still makes me worry something else may be going on. I'm going to have them draw markers again tomorrow so ill have a little more info before seeing my doc next tuesday.
So add me to the good vibrations and prayer lists if you would ![Smile](http://her2support.org/vbulletin/images/smilies/smile.gif)
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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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