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Hi Pam,
I also have bone mets...where it says that "If the patient has recently been treated with bone marrow stimulating factors", the are most likely referring to Neupogen and/or Neulasta. Did you receive either of those injections after chemo for low white counts? I have to get them after every Navelbine treatment due to a history of low white counts and my PET scans also have that notation and I have been told there is nothing to worry about. Last time, I also had xrays and MRIs to be sure and there was nothing on those tests to back up the remark on the PET (and those came back "clean").
I think it is good that you are also going for the MRI, as that will hopefully not show anything. Good luck.
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Diagnosed 10-03-2005 (34 wks pregnant, 38 yrs old)
Lumpectomy Nov-2005. 10/18 Lymph Nodes impacted
Mets to liver, spine & femurs (thus being stage IV right from the get-go)
ER-, PR-, HER2+
Taxol/Herceptin/Zometa started Dec-2005. 11 cycles of Taxol.
Sept-2006: PET/CT scan of mets to liver, spine and femurs - Stable. Activity in R breast & mediastinum (not seen in prior scans).
Navelbine (3 wks on/1 wk off) as of Oct--2006 & continued Herceptin (every 3 wks) & Zometa (every 6 wks)
Jan-2007: PET/CT Scan - Stable. Continued Nav. through March-2007, then Herc./Zom. only after that.
June-2007: PET/CT Scan - activity in mediastinum. Back on Navelbine as of July-2007.
Scanned Quarterly since Oct-2007 - a few small scares, but otherwise stable due to continuing weekly Navelbine, Herceptin and Quarterly Zometa.
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