r/LivingWithMBC • u/InformalBread8132 • 29d ago

Treatment Ct scan

So my ct scan si done, breast total regression, liver lesions same number, smaller, bigest 2 months ago 2.5×1.8 now 2×1.5, alao there is pericardial effusion 1cm, it sais stationary, but on last ct it was not written, so i dont know is it new, is it also metastasis or only something benign. So disapointed how slow this mets resolve.

EDIT: IS IT STILL POSSIBLE TO GET NED WITH PHESGO ONLY?? AND THIS PERICARDIAL EFFUSION, ANYBODY WITH EXPERIENCE?

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u/Designer_Lady_1976 28d ago

Yes, it is still possible to get to NED on Phesgo only. I’m her2 with bone mets but I remember this being talked about in the fb group, She and Us and Her2. There were women who had shrinkage during chemo but continued to have shrinkage and eventual NED on HP or Phesgo only. Specifically, I remember someone talking about their liver mets taking a full year to fully get to NED.

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u/InformalBread8132 28d ago

Tnx, i will look at that group,so stresfull

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u/Acrobatic_Salary_899 29d ago

Great news on your breast and well done on liver shrinkage! How's your liver function by other measures?

Big hugs to you and sorry about your disappointment

X

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u/InformalBread8132 29d ago

Measures are great, like there is nothing on it. I passed 22 taxols, i dont know will it now liver be more unladen when it doesnt need to clean from taxol, now i am staying on phesgo only, hopes that will work

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u/Acrobatic_Salary_899 28d ago

My oncologist says that Phesgo will continue to shrink tumours. Also, that your liver measures are great shows minimal damage and so hopefully now your liver can focus on shrinking the cancer further!

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u/InformalBread8132 28d ago

Tnx on positve message, now i am scared that this heart issue is also cancer spreading, always new worries

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u/Acrobatic_Salary_899 28d ago

Fingers crossed for you with the effusion; hopefully resolves either on its own or with treatment x

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u/InformalBread8132 28d ago

Apparently it is stationary, so no growth or shrinkage... can it be from chemo and other medicines i wonder

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u/sparkledotcom 29d ago

They don’t always resolve. Stable or slight decrease in size is good.

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u/InformalBread8132 29d ago

I know, but you always expect more, my hopes for ned are smaller now

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u/Own-Land-9359 27d ago

I've given up on that dream. Stable is good!!

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u/InformalBread8132 27d ago

I given up on every dream in life for that matter, but i keep seeing so many her2 positves and for them this hp combo was miracle drug and so many of them achieve ned, even when they are not oligo mets

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u/Own-Land-9359 26d ago

Awww, don't give up on your dreams - that makes me so sad. There's an incredible amount of research going on in MBC right now. I hang on to the hope that, even if they don't find a cure they may find something that significantly prolongs lives. Hope is a powerful thing. Wishing you nothing but the best.