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Was HER-, now HER+
Hi Sandy,
I seem to be a unique case! I was triple negative upon my initial diagnosis in '99. My '06 lung mets had turned HER2+++, so that's why I'm on herceptin. This is why I encourage everyone to have their mets biopsied and retested. Maybe the length between my initial diagnosis and mets made this more possible?
Take care of you,
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Michelle
Stage 2 '99, triple negative, 5 nodes involved
mastectomy, AC + T, rads, '01 TRAM flap
Stage 4 '06, lung mets, ER/PR-, HER2++
07/06 - 11/06: Taxol + Herceptin to 'strong partial remission'
11/06: Herceptin every 3 weeks indefinitely
01/07: brain mets, finished WBR, NED in head!
04/07: Xeloda and Tykerb for lung met progression
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