//to catch up to speed: liver, etc progression based on PET/CT scan last week; time to switch treatments again. The next line of treatment will be chemo (Taxol) administered via intravenous infusion. Port surgery went smoothly (a port is a device placed under the skin, connected to the vein near... Read More
quick update – pain much better
The radiation is coming along well. Her pain is much decreased, while also weaning off the steroids and decreasing intake of pain medications. ... Read More
This girl is on fire
Hello, it has been awhile. Will back fill sometime. Here’s a long overdue update. Just five more steps to the second floor of the house. Pain and numbness overtakes her right leg and she lowers herself down. And she crawls the last few steps. This was a year ago, entering into the year end... Read More
Progress Update 2018-12-15
In most normal circumstances, “progress” or “progression” is a positive, desirable thing; but when paired with “cancer”, “progression” is a “dirty” word no one wants to hear. In May this year, I switched to the second line of hormone treatment after cancer progression was... Read More
Update 2018-06-03
We have decided to forgo the trial for the new oral chemo (oral taxane) and stick with hormone treatment. So I’ll just continue with oral letrozole + Ibrance (plus Lupron injection) as the 2nd line of hormone treatment. After switching to this new treatment, I feel a bit more body aches and... Read More