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MJo · 01-05-2007, 01:33 PM

This is interesting, because one women in my support group was Stage II and another was Stage III, both Her2 positive, and their oncologists recommended removing their ports soon after treatment ended. I remember both women during group said "maybe I should leave it in," but both had it removed. I wonder if oncologist opinions vary from practice to practice, or even state to state.

01-05-2007, 01:33 PM	#9
MJo Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Wilmington, Del. Posts: 1,126	This is interesting, because one women in my support group was Stage II and another was Stage III, both Her2 positive, and their oncologists recommended removing their ports soon after treatment ended. I remember both women during group said "maybe I should leave it in," but both had it removed. I wonder if oncologist opinions vary from practice to practice, or even state to state. __________________ MJO IDC, Stage I, Grade 2 Oncotype DX Score 32 Her2++ E+P+, Node Neg. Lumpectomy 11/04/05 Clear Margins 3 Dose dense AC (Couldn't tolerate 4) 4 Dose dense Taxol & Herc. (Tolerated well) 36 weeks Herceptin (Could not complete one year due to decrease in MUGA score) 2 years of Arimidex, then three years of Femara Finished Femara May 2011