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Lisa
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Date Posted: 10:59:12 09/29/06 Fri
Well, I was wrong about the kidneys, nothing there. And I asked about the spot on my head, my oncologist look at the bone scan report and said they "weren't impressed" by anything they saw and chucked the report aside - I laughed. The bone cancer actually showed up on the PET/CT scan, not the bone scan so I'm hoping that's a good sign meaning it's still in it's early stage. I don't have any serious bone pain, just a little ache in my back and hip where it is so I guess that's a good sign too. I was wondering about that ache before the scans, well now I know what's causing it and if it goes away, then I'll know the chemo's working.
No radiation yet. I think she wants to see how the chemo works first. I think my Onc said it'll destroy too many of the good cells I have left and I need them to get through treatment. I'm already scraping the basement floor on my counts and a blood transfusion might be needed to keep me on scheudule. I even stopped drinking beer to preserve what cells I have left. I'm not taking any chances at this point.
Here's where I stand right now on my counts as of 9/25:
WBC 2.9
RBC 2.63
HGB 9.3 (OEP really helped me keep this level up)
HCT 28.4
MCV 108.2
MCH 35.3
MCHC 32.6
Platelets 117
My Onc said that Gemzar and Taxotere are good drugs by themselves but when taken together they have a synergistic effect and work even better. How it'll go (and I have my treatments laid out in my journal) is 1 treatmnet with be Gemzar and Zometa, then it'll be Gamzar and Taxotere, then it'll repeat - G/Z then G/T. Sounds like Zometa also can have an effect on the bone cancer cells too. Thanks for the info on the taxotere. I had Taxol the first time, now I can appriciate what it's like when older folks have arthritis in the legs - whoowee. I thank the person who created Percosets! And the balls of my feet went numb, that's a real treat too.
Did the Gemzar have any positive effects on your cancer? Where to you still have spots left? Now I know what you meant about your PET's being good and bad at the same time.
So, I got rid of the scattered cancer and not it's just stuck in a few places. Good thing is that breast cancer is breast cancer no matter where it lands and there are plenty of drugs out there to get it. So, I look at the bright side - I'd rather have BC in the liver, then liver cancer itself (that's incurable) and from what I read, the bones can be treated too if caught early. My Onc also agreed that although this recent scan wasn't exactly stellar, it was still better than my original in March and the new cancer spots are only 3 months old if that.
Funny you mentioned about the tea tree oil. I use that a lot along with my oxygen elements plus - that OEP is great for not only keeping your blood counts up, but heals boo-boos in record time. Good for us with low WBC counts.
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