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Tonya,
I had Taxatore but not for skin mets. I had it neoadjunctly (before surgery) to try and shrink my large tumor. Well, it did it's job and shrank the tumor. I'm on Taxol now and find it easier than Taxatore. With the Taxatore I had a lot of bone/joint pain. Although I think a lot of that could also be attributed to the Neulasta shots I got. Hang in there you'll get through it. You will also loose your hair in most likelihood.
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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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