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Old 08-04-2008, 10:49 AM   #7
Faith in Him
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I agree with you. When I first learned of my local recurrence my dr wanted to take me off herceptin. My gut was telling me to stay on it. I fought him on it and he finally agreed. When I got a second opinion at UCSF, the onc. there felt I needed to stay on herceptin too.
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DX 02/01/07
2.5 cm, Er/Pr-, Her2+++
18/20 Nodes
03/07 CT & Bone scan - Clear
AC x 4, Taxol x 4, Added Herceptin
Radiation until 09/07
Herceptin every 3 weeks until 06/08
01/10/08 local recurrence -IBC
01/28/08 CT & Brain MRI - clear
02/08 - Navelbine & Herceptin
05/08 -MRM
05/08 - Gemzar & Herceptin - didn't work
09/08 - Hyperthermia rads
03/09 - Tykerb/Xeloda
05/10 - Tram flap to fix wound
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