On 5/29/2008
creeocean wrote:
Hi Jodie. Thank you for replying to my message. I hope your pet scan shows improvement on the lungs. The chemo treatment I have been on is F=flourouracil, E= Epirubicin, C= Cycloophosphamide. I have been told that I have multiple tumors on both lungs, In my mind I imagine it would look like measles. I never asked to look at the scans, coward that I am. I don't think I could handle that. I really hope that the herceptin works for you.
I will keep you in my prayers. Once again thanks for the info.
Donna
Creeocean:
I went to dr. yesterday after having the petscan the 21st and miraculously I have been put into REMISSION...yeah!!! That was the first time the dr. said the word to me.. my petscan was normal.. I still have to continue with the herceptin for a year..he offered me the tykerb but since I am having good results for now with the herceptin I didnt see a since in switching to the pill right now. I was so elated when I came out of the dr. yesterday.. I felt like I was walking on cloud all the way home.. havent had that since of peace of mind since last spring before I found out about the mets and recurrence.. I have reached the silver lining for now..just hope the herceptin continues to work and my heart doesnt give me fits to stop taking it.. the tykerb is not suppose to be as toxic to the heart as the herceptin so I do have that option to fall back on if the herceptin becomes not an option for me..
they didnt have to surgically remove the lung nodule, it was disolved by the taxotere treatments last fall.. in Jan. I still had some residual tumors in my bronchial tube and neck lymph nodes and the taxotere has even resolved those issues.. so for now, i am good to GO! and I will!!!
thankyou for your response to my message, it was very informative..I like chatting with other ladies on here who are having the same issues..dont like hearing that so many are but at least we have somewhere to go to talk to others who are going through the same cancer aggravation and stress..
take care..God's Blessings to you all..
Jodie