My Husband calls it my onc's victory lap...

[michka]

Hi Ceesun! I am so happy to read the good news.
Ixempra might be an additional weapon for me.
I will post later about myself. Right now it is complicated.
Why do they want to do radiation to the lungs? What are they aiming at? If Ixempra is doing the job, shouldn't they save that for later?
Maybe there are more women than what we think who have non HER2 tumors after some time and just don't know it. If they have no biopsy of the tumors that do not respond they continue to try Herceptin or anti HER2 treatments but it is not enough. This is only my personal thinking. No DR gave me a clear explanation yet.
I hope the last Ixempra infusions will wipe everything out!

[Ceesun]

Good Morning Friends, just to clarify a bit the radiation according to the oncologist and radiation oncologist is to "clean things up" as I am told. My oncologist took me off herceptin with plans to add back in later but I guess the Ixempra did a good job going solo....and I think he might add it back later. I await the call now from radiation oncology as they have done my simulation etc. I saw the oncologist last week and he said you might be able to stay off chemo for a while...oh, how I wish! As far as biopsy reports both lung tumors express her2. On another note, does anyone find all of the pink October stuff a little disheartening...too in your face? I wish it didn't bother me but it does...Love to all, Cathy (Ceesun)