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August 26, 2007
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So sometime in June I went through another round of CT/Bone scans to check my progress. At the time, my treatment has been tamoxifen (daily) and Aredia (IV-infused drug administered on a monthly basis).
A week later I received a call from the nurse. There were two new lesions in the sacrum area. They were so tiny they barely registered on the bone scan. My doctor ordered a PET scan for me.
After I got off the phone, I was reeling. That same familiar feeling of fear, helplessness and desperation threatened to sweep over me. My brain stopped dead in its tracks. I couldn’t think. I sat with the phone in my hand, paralyzed by my fear, wondering what was going to happen now.
My first coherent thought, “God, you’ve promised to get me through this. Please get me through this.”
It took a few days to recover from the news. I told myself that this doesn’t change things. So there are new lesions. So what? The fight goes on and I’m going to win it.
I had the PET scan and sure enough, there they were. My doctor decided to take me off Tamixofen since it was ineffective. She gave me a couple of options: I could start taking chemo pills (Xeloda) for 7-8 months, or I could join a test group who are taking some kind of experimental drug (I can’t recall the name) in conjunction with Xeloda. I opted not to join the test group.
So my current treatment is Xeloda (for 7-8 months, 14-days on cycle and 7-days off cycle) and Aredia (monthly, for an indefinite period).
Life goes on…
02.08.08 - 
Juliette Randall 
Cameron Bethuram 
MO 
Thanks for your support -
I hope everything goes well with you and your good days take over your bad days.
Cancer really sucks but can also make us stronger people.
Take care
Sharon