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I need some advice. For the last 3 mo my CA 27029 has been going up from 50 to 89- Mu onc ants to do a PET scan as well as brain MR. Brief hx incldes dx of breast ca mets to lungs in Jan 2003- treated sucessfully with 4 months of taxotere. Then dxd of mets to brain (6 tumors all under 1 cm)treated with WBR and followed by Cyberknife- results were4 destroyed and 2 remaining but shrunk some. I dont know how much the PET will show vs CT. Can anyone tell me more about this? My onc is saying there are a couple of drugs- navelbine and something else beginning with a G-he is going to pull me off the herceptin and told me if the PET scan is negative then we will have to just follow the tumor markers and decide if any type of chemo is worth pursuing. My take on this is that he feels since the markers keep rising-the end is near and the chemo really isnt going to help and I will have to decide to do it or just take what time I have and try to maintain the best quality of life.
Please ladies I need advise from you. I have remained as positive as I can but it is very hard right now to see any light. I will have my scan on Friday but wont have the results til Monday at which time I will know more and will have to decide what to do. I want to give myself every chance I can (I owe this to myself and my family) but I dont want to make myself so sick with chemo tx that may not even work. Would it really be worth it.
Thanks for listening and I hope to hear from someone. God Bless
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