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Re: NED Stage IV? Chemoless stage IV?
Kim,
I am a Stage IV liver mets gal and I wanted to provide your mom with reassurance that she is on a tough combination and is almost done.
I did get a break and was fearful that if the cancer returned that I might not have the strength to fight another battle. I was fortunate to have a year + break and the next chemo I went on was Abraxane. I found it to be much easier that taxotere.
So...here is hoping for a long, long, long break for your mom.
But, if the cancer returns, there are some Stage IV gals who fight back the enemy, get a year or 6 months off and then fight it back again. I've been doing that for 4 1/2 years and it has never been as tough as that first round of chemo.
The worse is over....Lori
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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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