To Cathy & Mickey - Monthly follow up
Hi ladies -
I know you both are on Abraxane and wanted to see how you are doing.
I just came from my visit with my onc. after completing my third course. She always takes my tumor markers and we discuss the next course. I was a little nervous this time since my whites/reds/platelette have been so good through this course. I was thinking maybe the chemo had stopped working.
My results of my markers were CEA - 7 (down from 19 last month) and my 15-3 was 51 (down from 54 last month' visit). Without taking any scans at this time, she feels that things are going well, and that I am tolerating the drug very well. I have developed a little neurapathy in my finger tips but not bad.
I do the three times with one week off which has worked out well.
I will start my 4th course on Friday and then recheck again after course completed.
Let me know how you both are coming along and how you are tolerating. Hopefully this drug will work well for alot of people, since it seems to be easier to take.
Take care
Irene
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Irene from Tampa
1996 - INFILT DUCTAL CAR.W/ LYMPH NODE INVOLVEMENT. ADRIA/CYTOXIN/5FU
1999 - RECURR. TO AUXILA AND 2 TUMORS IN LIVER
TREAT: STEM CELL REPLACEMENT/HERCEPTIN.
2002 - RECUR TO LIVER
TREAT: NAVELBINE, THEN GEMZAR, THEN XELODA.
2004 - TUMORS STILL IN LIVER
TREAT: RFA TO LIVER
STABLE UNTIL
2004 - TUMOR PROGRESSION IN LIVER.
TREAT: RESECT HALF OF LIVER.
2005 - RECURR TO LYMPH NODE OUTSIDE OF LIVER.
TREAT: TAXOL/CARPO/HERCEPTIN. FAILED ON
THIS TRIO. STARTED ON ABRAXANE.
2006 - PROGRESS WITH 2ND TUMOR GROWTH.
TREAT: AUG. BEGAN ON TYKERB/XELODA
TRIAL. CONSIDERED STABLE TO DATE.
2007 - TAKEN OFF OF TYKERB/XELODA TRIAL DUE TO
PROGRESS STARTING TYKERB/AVASTIN.
NOV 2007 - SCANS SHOW PROGRESS TUMOR GROWTH
IN ABDOM. AND TWO NEW TUMORS IN NECK AREA.
BEGAN HERCEPTIN/AVASTIN/TAXOTERE
Feb 08 - Ixempra/Xeloda
June 08 - Her/DM1 trial
"I WANT TO BE AN OUTRAGEOUS OLD WOMAN WHO NEVER GETS CALLED AN OLD LADY. I WANT TO GET SHARP EDGED & EARTH COLORED, TILL I FADE AWAY FROM PURE JOY."
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