Xeloda and tumor reduction

Options
SofieKatz
SofieKatz Member Posts: 102
edited January 2015 in Just Diagnosed With a Recurrence or Metastasis

Hello friends,

I just wanted to share some good news with my sisters that may help with treatment.

I was diagnosed with mets to liver last spring.  Triple neg.  My doctor prescribed xeloda.

After a year of xeloda I had a followup scan, which showed "significant reduction of the tumor" which is now "hardly perceptible."

My oncologist wanted to look into removing and analyzing that portion of the liver for targeted gene therapy to extinguish all traces of the cancer in my liver, and prevent those cells from ever multiplying.  So I had a liver resection...

..with the results that there are no traces of any cancer in the liver.  Nothing to send out because no cancer cells.

Please don't "congratulate" me, but take hope from this.   Xeloda and luck helped me.  

· Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Comments

  • Momine
    Momine Member Posts: 7,859
    edited April 2014
    That is wonderful news. I am so happy to hear it.
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Bren-2007
    Bren-2007 Member Posts: 6,241
    edited April 2014

    Hi Sofie,

    I was so happy to read your note!  Yay for Xeloda!  I wish you many many years of NED and a wonderful future.

    Thanks for sharing such great news with us.

    hugs,

    Bren

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Faith316
    Faith316 Member Posts: 2,431
    edited April 2014

    A little of my history is in my signature below.  After AC, Taxol and Herceptin did nothing for me, Xeloda  and Tykerb made me NED.  In my book, Xeloda is an awesome drug.  I have now been NED for almost 5 years. (Took Xeloda for 6 months, have now been on Tykerb for almost 5 years.)

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • SofieKatz
    SofieKatz Member Posts: 102
    edited April 2014

    Thank you.  I want women in my situation last spring to know chemo can/does work.   Not false hope, but possibilities.  

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • funthing42
    funthing42 Member Posts: 418
    edited January 2015

    Hi

    I have had Breast Ca x 3. 2009 Lumpectomy/Rads/Tamoxifen then Lupron and arimadex. No nodes 0.8 cm stage 1 estrogen+ progesterone+her2 neg.

    Dec 2013 lump 1.2 cm along scar tissue. No nodes /Estrogen +/ progesterone- /Her2 positive.

    Jan. 2014 b/l mastectomy chemo finished July 2014 still on Herceptin.

    Local skin recurrence Oct 2014 Estrogen positive only. Pet negative.

    Aromasin and Lupron still on herceptin.

    I'm told to get Rads now. Any experience with skin recurrence?

    Truly happy for your awesome reduction of your liver mass :) Way to rock this % $#@!

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Categories