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TNBC stage 4 Ductal metastatic 6.9 cm tumor in right armpit breast tissue, 3 cm on right breast, clavicle, possibly groin left side. Palliative taxol chemo & immunotherapy since the large one in my armpit is protruding out & would grow outside of my skin. 6 mo-1.5 yrs is what they gave me. Diagnosed 6/2024. Just finished…
Hi all My tumor markers dropped for the first few months on Verzenio/Fulvestrant, and now are climbing again. Scans didn't show progress last month but I'm terrified. Did anyone have better response switching to Kisquali and if so, what was it and how were the side effects compared to Verzenio? Verzenio and I are getting…
I’ve been stable on Xeloda since 2020. Recent ct/bone scans show a couple enlarged paratracheal (neck area) lymph nodes (everything else appears stable). Today I had a PET scan ordered by my onc to further investigate what might be going on. When I was at the onc last week, I also had blood drawn for TEMPUS xF testing. Has…
I finished chemo (12 cycles) May 30th. IDC, Mets to liver, ER and HER2 positive. Still on herceptin and perjeta. I’ve been on tamoxifen for 3 weeks and I’ve had breast tenderness since I started. It comes and goes. Anyone else?
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I have severe scanxiety right now…had scans yesterday (nuclear bone and CT). Previous insurance wouldn't pay for a PET, but since I have changed insurances recently I am going to pursue that again for the next scan. I'm told by my MO that I will have to have scans every three months. My fear, of course, is that these scans…
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