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Are pre-meds needed...
for Navelbine? I am suppose start adding Navelbine to Herceptin this Monday. But no one mentioned if I was suppose to take decadron before hand? With TCH I took steroids the day before, day of, & day after.
Am I to assume you don't need it for Navelbine? I have compromised lung function as it is...I don't dare take any chances with my lungs. Tomorrow is Sunday and no one I can call and ask. But Taxotere damaged my lungs...so I want to be very careful. Even though I rather do anything but take steroids...I hate the way they make me feel. But to protect my lungs I'll do whatever it takes. I have enough problems with my lungs as is. Is steroids normally given with Navelbine? How long does it take before Navelbine hits you? Right away, or a day or so afterwards? Oh I'm dreading this...
Chelee
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DX: 12-20-05 - Stage IIIA, Her2/Neu, 3+++,Er & Pr weakly positive, 5 of 16 pos nodes.
Rt. MRM on 1-3-06 -- No Rads due to compromised lungs.
Chemo started 2-7-06 -- TCH - - Finished 6-12-06
Finished yr of wkly herceptin 3-19-07
3-15-07 Lt side prophylactic simple mastectomy. -- Ooph 4-05-07
9-21-09 PET/CT "Recurrence" to Rt. axllia, Rt. femur, ilium. Possible Sacrum & liver? Now stage IV.
9-28-09 Loading dose of Herceptin & started Zometa
9-29-09 Power Port Placement
10-24-09 Mass 6.4 x 4.7 cm on Rt. femur head.
11-19-09 RT. Femur surgery - Rod placed
12-7-09 Navelbine added to Herceptin/Zometa.
3-23-10 Ten days of rads to RT femur. Completed.
4-05-10 Quit Navelbine--Herceptin/Zometa alone.
5-4-10 Appt. with Dr. Slamon to see what is next? Waiting on FISH results from femur biopsy.
Results to FISH was unsuccessful--this happens less then 2% of the time.
7-7-10 Recurrence to RT axilla again. Back to UCLA for options.
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