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lynnephil
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Joined: Oct 2000
Mar 11, 2001 - 10:09 am

Hi Everyone
My friend is devestated to find she now has tumors on her spine and is having more chemo.
Is there anyone out there who can give me some encouragement for her as she has alway been so positive but is feeling very low at present.
best wishes to all Lynnephil
bdean
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 Joined: Feb 2001
Mar 11, 2001 - 4:59 pm
RE: Re Tumors on Spine

Hi. Are your friend's tumors from breast cancer that have matastisized to spine? That is what mine are; and are estrogen positive as the breast tumor was. I have been taking Aredia with the chemo Taxol. Last bone scan was very encouraging. The Aredia does not stop the tumor; but improves the damage done by cancer; the chemo stopped the tumor growth; and one Vioxx a day usually keeps me pain free. A friend of mine has had a tumor on her spine for five years and the Aredia seems to have helped stop its growth--since it is still same size! It has been a year since mine was discovered; and I feel better today than I have in ages. Tell your friend to keep positive. She will be in my prayers. God bless all of you. Brenda
lynnephil
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 Joined: Oct 2000
Mar 15, 2001 - 12:47 pm
RE: Re Tumors on Spine

Hi Brenda

Thank you so much for your support. I went to see my friend Dawn today and she is on a French Chemo called Vinorelbine and is going to ask her (our) Oncologist about taking Femara (thanks Pamtriggs) instead of Tamoxifen and about Aredia. We in the UK are not told if our BC is estrogen positive or not - we both are going to question that!
Dawn finds that Vioxx is very good to keep her pain free. Anyway thanks to your support and Pams I managed to cheer her up and we had a good laugh.
Thank you for your prayers and you will certainly be in ours. God bless Lynne