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08-17-2007, 06:58 PM
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started Navelbine + Herceptin today
As you know I was diagnosed with recurrence this week for multiple mediastenal lymph nodes. Brain MRI is normal and yet to do bone scan next week. I started Navelbine and Herceptin today. I am having fever after the infusion. Is this normal? Also please everybody, get your Her2serum test done, it is very accurate in finding out my recurrence.
Julie
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Diagnosed in Sept 2004 while pregnant with the second child. Stage 3b, tumor 4.5cm, 4 auxillary and supraclav node positive. Her2+++ FISH 9.4 and er-,pr-.
Had dose dense neoadjuvant AC,Taxol then mastectomy,radiation+xeloda+Herceptin.
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08-17-2007, 10:14 PM
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Julie
so glad the serum her2neu test was able to detect your recurrence early.
Which lab do you use to follow it? (LabCorp vs Quest vs???)
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08-17-2007, 10:21 PM
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Location: Acworth, GA
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Julie,
I have my HER2 serum test done every 12 weeks and thanks to it we caught my mets while they are very small. My tumor markers were never reliable (15.3 at diagnosis and still at 15.3) so we are relying on the HER2 serum marker.
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Stage IIIC Diagnosed Oct 25, 2005 (age 58)
ER/PR-, HER2+++, grade 3, Ploidy/DNA index: Aneuploid/1.61, S-phase: 24.2%
Neoadjunct chemo: 4 A/C; 4 Taxatore
Bilateral mastectomy June 8, 2006
14 of 26 nodes positive
Herceptin June 22, 2006 - April 20, 2007
Radiation (X35) July 24-September 11, 2006
BRCA1/BRCA2 negative
Stage IV lung mets July 13, 2007 - TCH
Single brain met - August 6, 2007 -CyberKnife
Oct 2007 - clear brain MRI and lung mets shrinking.
March 2008 lung met progression, brain still clear - begin Tykerb/Xeloda/Ixempra
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08-18-2007, 03:05 AM
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Location: San Francisco Bay Area in California
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Hi! For julie2 re: nodes
Hi Julie,
I had not been aware of your situation until just yesterday. I'm sorry that you have to go through this, but you have proven to us her2 group that you are a strong woman!
Naveline is really easy, due to short infusions.
Would you tell me what 'mediasete' <sp?> node means? where do they usually situate in a body?
Please keep us posted.
Sending a cyberhug to you ~ JO.
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Blessings & Peace,
~jojo~
1st Dx: May '03 at age 35
Stage 3b
6cm IDC tumor
17/18 + nodes
Neoadjuvant: 4x A/C dose dense; 12x weekly Taxol & weekly Herceptin
Left Mastectomy: Nov '03
27x Rads
Stage 4 since June '04
Still on maintenance Herceptin since the very beginning
Currently on Abraxane (3 weeks / 1 week off)
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08-18-2007, 07:37 AM
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Lani, I goto Labcorp for Her2serum test. I used to goto Quest before but my insurance(United Health) doesn't have contract with Quest anymore.
Jojo, Mediastenal lymphnodes are in between both breasts in the chest area.
Thanks,
Julie
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Diagnosed in Sept 2004 while pregnant with the second child. Stage 3b, tumor 4.5cm, 4 auxillary and supraclav node positive. Her2+++ FISH 9.4 and er-,pr-.
Had dose dense neoadjuvant AC,Taxol then mastectomy,radiation+xeloda+Herceptin.
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08-18-2007, 09:35 AM
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Julie,
I had Navelbine/Herceptin for my mediastinal nodal mets, (confirmed by surgical biopsy). "Spot" on pelvis and lung.
I don't remember a fever. But, I had the short sharp trunk area pains for several days after the first two infusions, including a 30 minute jaw ache that was just about 10 mins with the second infusion.
Subsequently, the fatigue was the issue. And a UTI did not respond to tx an went to my kidney...which sent me to ER.
I also had an undiagnosed severe pain in my upper arm which lasted for several weeks. No test was able to show a problem.
My scans showed NED after just four rounds and I chose to stop both the N and the H. That was at the end of '02, maybe into Jan of '03. My body has remained NED. Just brain mets issues since then.
My first dx in Jan. 2000 was Stage IIIb, two invasive tumors, Inflammatory and 6+ nodes of 26. ER+ PR- Her2+++ (at mets dx.)
Hope that is somewhat helpful to you,
best wishes to you on this tx, too,
pattyz
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