ILC & now nearly 10 years later Liver Mets

My doc is still trying to understand what is going on with me from my rib pain. Bone scan tomorrow. 

Fitzy, true i read the same thing about ILC that it does not respond entirely to chemo,since usually ILC is highly hormone positive and generally HER2 neg. still they use chemo in an attempt to kill as many cancer cells as possible and then they give the hormone inhibitors. I think my onc will put me on aromasin, since i was already on femara. The newest for metastatic cancer is exemestane and affinitor which was approved only last year by the FDA for metastatic breast cancer. As well as xeloda, nevalbine, halaven... There are a lot of options. They will find one which will work for ... I hope this helped. 

Fitzy, what handsome young men & somehow they look 'kind' as well. I hope they get a treatment settled on for you soon & it kicks cancer's a** back into the 3rd century. Many hugs.

Fitzy, wonderful pics and a beautiful scenery , i am glad you are enjoying yourself, that's the attitude ! You will do well God's willing. Don't worry about the biopsy results, mine were exactly the same as my first dx three years ago, er+ is a bit lower the pr however changed i am 55 so this is normal and my her2 is still negative. Most ILC are her2 neg , but they could change with god forbids another mets. So i am almost sure you will be pr+ . Let me know your results , my prayers are with you... Hugs and good vibes are heading your way.

Hello Fitzy,

My biopsy went smoothly didn't feel a thing, he called it true cut ct biopsy, he went in to the closest tumor and the biggest with a long needle gun and he made a little incision on my upper stomach and went it looking at the scan . He took three specimens long ones and frankly i thought it would be worst or painful. I was not and i had no problems afterward. After three days it was almost gone. A twitch of pain on the local biopsy sight but nothing really worth mentionning. I hope i would be the same for you . Keep me posted.  Good luck . Hugs. 

Maria - so glad the scan came back clear, YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, I know you have been wrestling with things for a long time now. I hope that you are celebrating. Surely wine or cake or chocolate are in order? 

Fitzy - Yes, those boys look like they are also fun. It's one thing to be good looking, to be kind and fun - that says that somebody probably did a great job raising them in addition to them perhaps having a natural proclivity to be so. Happy dance that you have the biopsy done with. ((hugs))) 

holeinone, i am glad you are handling Arimidex well, i am told by my doc that exercise is excellent so good  luck to you, i am hoping for the same on aromasin or arimidex , after i finish my chemo. My onc told me not all people have the same side effects, i am hoping for the best:) so be well and keep up your energy and good will .