Hello everyone,

i am a metastatic breast cancer patient diagnosed in 1999. I had mastectomy followed by 8 doses of red medicine (don’t remember exact name) and taxol. I was taking tamoxifine orally.

Two years later in 2002 august cancer came back – nodules in liver. My oncologist started gemzar but 6 months later cat scan showed nodules in upper lobe of a lung & plueral effusion.

I started taxotere then and I have been on it for 7-8 months. I am having cat scan every 3 months. Every time lung nodules are increasing in size and more nodules are coming into the lung but liver nodules are the same in size. I have had persistent cough (dry) for the last two months as a result of plueral effusion. Last cat scan also showed water around lung.
My oncologist told me I would have a pouch inserted so water will get away from the lung area.

I am very concerned about the progression of disease in lung. My doctor is keeping me on taxotere. I am also on arimidix. I have done some internet research and found herceptin but my oncologist said my hormone receptor does not match so can’t take it.

I am really getting tired of taxotere because I don’t know whether it is working.
My question is are there any better treatments for lung and liver mets that I am fighting?

I will appreciate any comments from you. Thanks in advance.

Melody.