CarrieJ

Kelly,

How did your appointment go today? I got out if the hospital last week after dealing with pneumonia and plural effusion and two rounds of Navelbine. I start with the chemo again tomorrow and my onc wants to add Avastin then also. I am no longer weezing again either. I have heard good things about Avastin and all these ladies have helped with the s/e questions but did you get this drug today? How are you feeling? I know that you are probably wiped out so I hope things are going better for you by this time.

Carol

September 2008

DX June 2007 Right IDC 4cm Stage IIb ,two weeks later 8cm, Triple Neg

July to Oct 2007 - 6 cycles Taxotere/Adriamycin/Cytoxin

Nov 07 - Right mastectomy, clear margins, 9/14 nodes positive

Jan - March 08 - 33 radiation treatments

July 08 - blood work shows no TM

Aug 08 - mammogram - left breast - Neg, bone scan - neg, chest x-ray - "something funky"

Aug 08 - CT Scan and lung biopsy - bilateral lung mets , 3.2cm, 2.5cm, 6 x 1.9cm (good thing I can read upside down)

Sept 08- port placement, beginning Avastin/Navelbine

Kim,

Prayers are with you always. We are definitely living! Never give up.

Carol

Oh Jeanne, stay angry. It gives you fight. You are all such an inspiration to me. I know that I have hope now that I am getting to know you all. I know that I will always be mad at cancer.

Oh, I forgot. Thanks, watson for your advice. We have been telling people on a need to know basis that my cancer is back and we are starting chemo again. That usually stops them right there. That is all they want to know. I don't have to tell them anything else and we don't talk about it again. also, my husband agrees that the cheerleader thing is now at an end. Now if I could just get myself to stop doing it!

Okay, so here's my question. How many bald GUYS are going to be there on that ride that don't worry about a hat/scarf coming off? I had my husband shave the last of my hair off (it was one of those things that he always dreamed of doing when he was angry anyway) and went bald as often as possible. Scarves and hats in the sun are what you need though. Get one of those safari hats that they sell there as a souvenir and put it on top of your scarf. Then have FUN!

Keishi,

I am new to all this too. I was just dx with lung mets last Friday. I am Triple Neg also. We are still reeling. My first bc chemo and surgery finished in November 07 and radiation was done in March 08. I even have a cute little certificate from my doctor that says I am cancer free and a survivor. Not anymore!

My original chemo was TAC. The A is adrinomycin - C is Cytoxin. I tolerated this fairly well. I was given such great drugs for side effects that I only missed a few days of work. I don't think I will be that lucky again.

I have been all over this website this weekend. It is great! Please find the Inspirational Thread.

{{{{{{HUGS}}}}}

CarrieJ

I was just diagnosed Friday with lung mets. I have read so much on the internet and am very confused about what I need to be doing and how to tell others that after 3 months of being cancer free from my original BC that it is back. I see from some of your signatures that you have had this for years. I hope that is me. My children and my husband are not handling this well. I don't want to be their cheerleader again this time. My doctors have me starting Avastin and Navelbine soon. I need to have a port put in this time and don't know what to expect with that. I have been reading alot of your previous posts and still don't know what to expect. Can anyone tell me just what happens with this? How will I feel the next day? As you all know, anxiety is worse than the actual. Thanks for any help you can give me.

CarrieJ