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Topic: what to look for with recurrence

Posted By: mellietruth
Subject: what to look for with recurrence
Date Posted: Oct 11 2010 at 7:49pm

Dear friends in the fight,

I have finished radition--was diagnosed last January with 3 b, lymph node involvement. Had chemo for 4 mos, double mas w/axiallary dissection and radiation.

I had a wierd headache in my right temple and the oncologist ordered brain mri--which was clear.

For a week I've had bone pain in my collar bone and left hip. My ct and bone scans are Friday.

This is what I wonder, and what no doctor has discussed with me: what are the signs of recurrence? Why do some people have pet scans and others have bone scans.

What do you think are the best cancer centers out there in the u.s. for treating triple negative?

Love and light to you all,

Melanie

Replies:

Posted By: Debris
Date Posted: Oct 12 2010 at 10:15am

Mellie, I'm sorry I can't answer your specific question, but just wanted to wish you well for your scans on Friday.

(You might want to re-post your message under "TNBC Talk", so that more folks see your question and you will have responses that give you advice in this area.)

God Bless.

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4/12 Xeloda/Tykerb
2 Carboplatin
12/11 Dx IA
9 Gemzar/Taxotere Dx IBC:FEC
5 Ixempra/Sprycel
2 25 Rad
10/10 BRCA1-/2suv
9 NED
6 Stg4 Grd3 many nodes no Sx/Rad. Taxol/Avastin
06/08 Dx DCIS 0/SN Rads/AIs

Posted By: mellietruth
Date Posted: Oct 12 2010 at 10:20am

Debris,

Thanks so much. I am a little confused about where/how to set up/post strands. God bless you! I'm sending you and those healthy cells of yours lots of light.

Melanie

Posted By: Victory
Date Posted: Oct 15 2010 at 3:54pm

Melanie,

I convinced my Oncologist to give me a pet scan despite just having finished treatment. That is how they found some residual cancer in one of my nodes. I don't know why some people have bone scans vs. pet since Trip Neg more likely to move to the lungs/brain than bones. Very comforting :)

-Karen

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Karen dx 12/10/08 5.6cm IDC ACT, Rads, bilat mast 7/23/09 Stage IIIb
7 pos nodes; Pos intra-mammary node dx 4/16/10 Rads, Carboplatin & Gem

Posted By: hummingbird10
Date Posted: Oct 17 2010 at 9:59am

Victory and Melanie,

I have the exact same question!!!

Hummie