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Don't fall victim to "false despair"
HavahJ
I know I already weighed in on your other thread...hope you don't mind me chiming in again.
Pay attention to what has been said here. Hope is real.
As others have said, liver mets can be very treatable, even if they are extensive. You are correct in understanding the the liver is a critical organ which you definitely need. You may also know that it is the only organ which can regenerate itself - perhaps because it IS so important. That said, although liver mets are serious business, they are treatable and there are a variety of treatments which have worked extremely well.
I know you are experiencing fear - who wouldn't. And maybe a little bit (or a lot!) of despair. This is not the time for despair, it is the time to marshall all your hope and energy to take on this problem. There really is hope, and it's not false hope, that you will do well and gain control over the liver mets.
Try to trade that FALSE DESPAIR for GENUINE HOPE.
Sending healing energy your way. (we learned that at miraval!)
Chris
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Chris in Scotts Valley
June 2002 extensive hi grade DCIS (pre-cancer-stage 0, clean sentinal node) Mastectomy/implant - no chemo, rads. "cured?"
9/2004 Diag: Stage IV extensive liver mets (!) ER/PR- Her2+++
10/04-3/05 Weekly Taxol/Carboplatin/Herceptin , complete response!
04/05 - 4/07 Herception every 3 wks, Continue NED
04/07 - recurrence to liver - 2 spots, starting tykerb/avastin trial
06/07 8/07 10/07 Scans show stable, continue on Tykerb/Avastin
01/08 Progression in liver
02/08 Begin (TDM1) trial
08/08 NED! It's Working! Continue on TDM1
02/09 Continue NED
02/10 Continue NED. 5/10 9/10 Scans NED 10/10 Scans NED
12/10 Scans not clear....4/11 Scans suggest progression 6/11 progression confirmed in liver
07/11 - 11/11 Herceptin/Xeloda -not working:(
12/11 Begin MM302 Phase I trial - bust:(
03/12 3rd times the charm? AKT trial
5/12 Scan shows reduction! 7/12 More reduction!!!!
8/12 Whoops...progression...trying for Perjeta/Herceptin (plus some more nasty chemo!)
9/12 Start Perjeta/Herceptin, chemo on hold due to infection/wound in leg, added on cycle 2 &3
11/12 Poops! progression in liver, Stop Perjeta/Taxo/Herc
11/12 Navelbine/Herce[ptin - try for a 3 cycles, no go.
2/13 Gemzar/Carbo/Herceptin - no go.
3/13 TACE procedure
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