My story
Jan/1996 - Diagnosed With Infiltrating Ductal Carcinoma Of Left
Breast. Had Modified Radical Mastectomy And Tram Flap
Reconstruction At The Same Time. Was Put On 7 Doses Of
Adriamycine/5-f/cytoxin. In Remission 3 Years.
Jan/1999 - Recurrence In Axila Area On Same Side, Also Mets To Liver.
Several Rounds Of Taxotiere And Had A Stem Cell
Replacement. Started On Herceptin In Dec/1999.
Dec/2001 -recurrence To Liver. Two Tumors.
Stayed On Herceptin. Started Navelbine For Several
Months, Then Gemzar For Several Months, Then
Xeloda.
Sept/2003 - Had Liver Tumors Abalated. In Remission For About 7-8
Months. Tumors Returned By Liver.
July/2004 - Had 1/2 Liver Resected (removed) In Remission For
Another 7-8 Months. Liver Grew Back Clean.
Feb/2005 - Recurrence With A Tumor In Lymph Node Outside Of
Liver. Started On Abraxane For About 7 Months. Was
Put On Taxol/carboplatin. Still On Herceptin Since
1999 (6 1/2 Years)
April/2006 - Second Tumor Pops Up In Same Area. Liver Still Clean.
August/2006 - Started On Trial With Tykerb/xeloda. As Of Last
Scans In April, Am Stable And One Tumor Is Gone And
The Other Has Shrunken Down Some.
So This Is My Story And As You Can See, I Have Survived This For The Last 11 Years And Have Been Fortunate Enough To Have A Good Quality Of Life. Always Keep Your Hopes Up And Keep Your Immune System Strong...and Most Important...live Your Life To The Fullest.
Good Luck To You And Take Care.
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Irene from Tampa
1996 - INFILT DUCTAL CAR.W/ LYMPH NODE INVOLVEMENT. ADRIA/CYTOXIN/5FU
1999 - RECURR. TO AUXILA AND 2 TUMORS IN LIVER
TREAT: STEM CELL REPLACEMENT/HERCEPTIN.
2002 - RECUR TO LIVER
TREAT: NAVELBINE, THEN GEMZAR, THEN XELODA.
2004 - TUMORS STILL IN LIVER
TREAT: RFA TO LIVER
STABLE UNTIL
2004 - TUMOR PROGRESSION IN LIVER.
TREAT: RESECT HALF OF LIVER.
2005 - RECURR TO LYMPH NODE OUTSIDE OF LIVER.
TREAT: TAXOL/CARPO/HERCEPTIN. FAILED ON
THIS TRIO. STARTED ON ABRAXANE.
2006 - PROGRESS WITH 2ND TUMOR GROWTH.
TREAT: AUG. BEGAN ON TYKERB/XELODA
TRIAL. CONSIDERED STABLE TO DATE.
2007 - TAKEN OFF OF TYKERB/XELODA TRIAL DUE TO
PROGRESS STARTING TYKERB/AVASTIN.
NOV 2007 - SCANS SHOW PROGRESS TUMOR GROWTH
IN ABDOM. AND TWO NEW TUMORS IN NECK AREA.
BEGAN HERCEPTIN/AVASTIN/TAXOTERE
Feb 08 - Ixempra/Xeloda
June 08 - Her/DM1 trial
"I WANT TO BE AN OUTRAGEOUS OLD WOMAN WHO NEVER GETS CALLED AN OLD LADY. I WANT TO GET SHARP EDGED & EARTH COLORED, TILL I FADE AWAY FROM PURE JOY."
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