Just Diagnosed : Liver, Bone Mets and Malignant Pleural Effusion

Emily.....my treatment is every 3 weeks. After the next one she is going to order scans of the lung and abdomen and see what is happening and we will continue on or change to something else. Even before I started treatment, my appetite was going down, I think it's more related to what is going on with the liver.  Seems like I can eat about half of what a regular portion usually is, and I don't even feel very hungry at the usual meal times.  I know I have to make myself eat, and some of the things that taste best to me right now are yogurt topped with some homemade granola, fruits, (the stores here are having some great sales and I have been enjoying blueberries and blackberries and watermelon).  I will try one of the protein drinks tomorrow...maybe blend some fruit into a vanilla one.  I know I need to drink a lot of water too..I am probably not getting 10 cups a day either. I will work on that too.  Hope you will find some foods that taste good to you. We do need to keep our strength up as we go through treatment. Goodnight and as I say that I am raising a big glass of water  in a toast to us for good results from our treatment!

Hi Emily....hope you are feeling ok after your treatment. I had my 2nd one on Wed and I am not feeling too bad. Had a pretty good day today. Was able to eat without too much trouble...didn't drink enough water though...ginger ale has been tasting good to me, but I know I need to watch the sugar. My breathing was much improved after just the one thoracentesis...so luckily I have not had to do that again. The nurse described the procedure as an angry bee sting...and it sure did feel like that to me. I am anxious to see results from the scan we will have after the next treatment. The cough I had that led me back to the doctor has definitely resolved.  I hope that you will see great improvement in your breathing!  I was tired earlier and napped a bit between 6 and 8....but I should get to bed...I do seem to be able to sleep ok...I remember my first go round of chemo...seemed like I would wake up at 3 am...I called it the chemo hour. Not noticing it much this time. I hope you are able to get good rest....good night and prayers that the chemo is directed to and attacking those cells that need to go!   ((Hugs))

Good morning Emily.......I have had a rough few days. I felt so good back on Fri when I posted. I had a neulasta shot the day after my treatment and I really started feeling the effects of that into the weekend.....really felt knocked down!  Such are the day to day nature of these darn side effects!  I did have a good lab reading yesterday though. My wbc was very good.....so the neulasta did its job. I am sitting here now with a nice big glass of water to have with breakfast!  I have an easy day today...don't have to be anywhere and I am looking forward to getting some extra rest. How are you doing? Have you been needing neulasta after your treatment too?  I hope you will have a good day.

judy

Hi Scotty`

I had a recurrance while still on Herceptin for HER2. It was a pain around my left rib that made me mention it to the dr. I thought I'd hurt myself at the gym but it wasn't getting better. After an xray then a scan we knew it was malignant pleural effusion.

Right now I am doing..ok....with a chest catheter. Nurse was coming in to drain & redress it every other day. Now hubby is doing it.

Hope you continue to do alright!!!!! I go for chemo #6 tomorrow, half way through (again). Not sure it's working.

All the best~

Hope I am in the right place. I now have metastatic BC to the liver after a clear petscan Nov 2012 after a mastectomy left breast IDC stage 2B.

It started last April 2014 when I finally got a petscan and CA27 blood test. (was on daily femera pill) It took me almost 16 mos to get follow up from Nov 2012 because I tripped and fractured leg and wrist, then lost insurance, moved from Las Vegas to Pensacola and had to wait til turned 65 and then no one in this area was taking new patients with medicare. I was shocked that it went from clear to stage 4 since I was a little fatigued but no other symptoms - no pain. Had plural effusions and liver tumors.They said they could biopsy the liver tumors which shocked me since the only thing on prior scans in 2011 showed tiny shadows on the liver and then nothing. Of course I opted for the biopsy over a thoracentesis test. The one I had in 2011 was horrid and no cancer in the fluid anyway. Of all I have been thru - that was the worst.

Anyway, I had gemzar for 3 months and not much happened. Changed oncologists and now taking daily Arimidex pill and monthly Faslodex shots - but they are expensive - my copay is $400 ea. Just got petscan report and my lungs are clear and liver tumors stable.

I am really looking for someone else who has BC that has gone to their liver. I've looked at many blogs and no one. I know I can't be the only one. It was suggested that I consult with a doc next week regarding chemo embolism so cut off the blood supply to the 3 largest tumors in my liver. Anyone ever do that? Sounds interesting.

I am also curious about other side effects or symptoms either digestive or pain etc that anyone has with BC in the liver. I have no symptoms which puzzles my oncologist.Thinning hair and soft nails seems to be more of a side effect of the chemo shot or pills.

Thanks and blessings to all on this journey

Vintage Gal1111 passed this morn.My heart is so very heavy.