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Re: Question about Liver Mets
Hi Lisa,
I will share my experience with you but I am holding out much hope that being 4 years NED is a GREAT sign. Remember, I was stage IV at diagnosis AND when my met returned, it did so within a year of wrapping up Chemo.
My liver met returned as a single met that was located in the upper left quadrant of the liver. I felt an ache in my left breast scar that I had not felt before and it was getting progressively worse. Although I had passed a PET/CT 6 months earlier, when I had my scan it showed a 3 cm met.
So...my met grew quickly (at least it felt that way to me) and I later did find out that an issue with your liver can trigger pain up into the shoulder.
But!!!!! I had cryosurgery and a round of insurance chemo and have been NED again since May 2009.
You are partaking in the best possible medicine, enjoying your daughter and sounds like enjoying each and every day.
Please keep us posted!!! Till then....warm thoughts coming your way.
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2007
Oct - Diagnosed - Stage IV 5 c.m. IDC - Left Side er/pr- Her2+++ Node + 2/14 - Single Liver Met Double Mastectomy Nov - Begin T+H 2008
Feb-Complete 6 cycles- T&H- NED
March - Continue - Herceptin Only
April - Rads for 6 weeks
2009
Continue Herceptin - Continue NED
April - Recurrance- 3 cm. Liver Met
May - Cryosurgery
June - November - Abraxane + Herceptin
Aug - PET/CT - CTC = 0 Back to NED
2010
January - Continue NED
July - Recurrance - 3 cm Liver Met CTC=1
August - Cryosurgery #2
August - November Navelbine
November - Back to NED - End Navelbine
2011
Feb - Recur - 4 cm Liver Met - Same Left Lobe
March Surgery it is -Couldn't get a clean margin
July - Confirmed continued liver involvement
August - Begin Herceptin + Tykerb
October - Mixed results from H+T
Add Abraxane + H + T - Nov - April
2012
January PET Scan - It's working!!
April - Back to NED
July - Recurrance
August - Begin TDM-1 Trial (Taxol + TDM-1)
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