Hey, its a CT scan, Charlie Brown...
Hi friends,
You know me, make a short story long...
I haven't been posting much lately as I have been super busy at work and very stressed...
One stressor was my 4 month CT (which got pushed out to 5 months) on Nov 20.
I always leave with a CD of the file, which I have to ask them for. This time Hans the CT tech asked me why I wanted it and I was joking with him that "hey it's movie night" and then later when he asked if I was really going to look at it over the holiday, I joked "well, how many times can you REALLY watch Charlie Brown Thanksgiving/Christmas?" Gallows humor always makes me feel braver...haha
So as he's handing me my CD on the way out, he says with his nice smile "Don't look at this over Thanksgiving" which of course started freaking me out and I told him that. So he says, "oh no, no, its just like when you get your movies from the dentist and then you wonder why you're watching that" (ugh, I'd NEVER want to see something as gross as that, but that's another story!)
My onc had told me to call his office the next day and remind him to call me with the results, but on the way home I was real quiet and I told my hubby I was nervous about the scan and that Hans had told me not to look at it. So now we're both even more nervous than usual!
The answering machine is blinking when we get home..."hello this is Dr A's office and Dr A wanted me to call and let you know we got your CT report and everything is...."
"FINE!"
Happy Thanksgiving....
I think I'll listen to that message again for the 213th time!
Much love and gratitude to all for your support.
Chris
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Chris in Scotts Valley
June 2002 extensive hi grade DCIS (pre-cancer-stage 0, clean sentinal node) Mastectomy/implant - no chemo, rads. "cured?"
9/2004 Diag: Stage IV extensive liver mets (!) ER/PR- Her2+++
10/04-3/05 Weekly Taxol/Carboplatin/Herceptin , complete response!
04/05 - 4/07 Herception every 3 wks, Continue NED
04/07 - recurrence to liver - 2 spots, starting tykerb/avastin trial
06/07 8/07 10/07 Scans show stable, continue on Tykerb/Avastin
01/08 Progression in liver
02/08 Begin (TDM1) trial
08/08 NED! It's Working! Continue on TDM1
02/09 Continue NED
02/10 Continue NED. 5/10 9/10 Scans NED 10/10 Scans NED
12/10 Scans not clear....4/11 Scans suggest progression 6/11 progression confirmed in liver
07/11 - 11/11 Herceptin/Xeloda -not working:(
12/11 Begin MM302 Phase I trial - bust:(
03/12 3rd times the charm? AKT trial
5/12 Scan shows reduction! 7/12 More reduction!!!!
8/12 Whoops...progression...trying for Perjeta/Herceptin (plus some more nasty chemo!)
9/12 Start Perjeta/Herceptin, chemo on hold due to infection/wound in leg, added on cycle 2 &3
11/12 Poops! progression in liver, Stop Perjeta/Taxo/Herc
11/12 Navelbine/Herce[ptin - try for a 3 cycles, no go.
2/13 Gemzar/Carbo/Herceptin - no go.
3/13 TACE procedure
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