First med is Fulvestrant injection (Faslodex) given with Palbociclib (Ibrace) oral at maximum dose. The RN in the onc clinic said I will take the pill and then get 2 injections, one in each arm every 7 days for 4 weeks then once a month. Dr. Puckett believes I will do this course of chemo for about a year, with periodic scan every 3 or 4 months to check for progression. This combo of meds appears to give stage 4 with recurrence, on average, 9.8 months and placebo group 2.1 months I think this is fairly good odds. My initial diagnosis gave me 2 years and that was 13 years ago I might be able to stretch this one out 9 years. At least that is my wishful thinking.
I still need the MRI of my head but couldn't get it scheduled any sooner then Feb 22. Like all of you I HATE WAITING. But at least I now have a plan in place. Onc's nurse practitioner suggested we get Palliative care involve since we haven't found a method to control my pain. Hope this works! All in all I feel better and not freaking out so much. Thanks for the support my friends. Don't know what I would do without all of you.
take GOoD care
Zoe
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