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Sherryg683 · 09-12-2008, 01:00 PM

OK, I am going to be frank here.. Do whatever chemo your doctors suggest so that you are not one day a stage IV and saying...damn what IF I had done the chemo. Her2 is agressive if not treated properly. Herceptin is not bad at all when taken by itself, I have had sinus issues and a little tiredness the first 2 days, you don't even lose your hair. If they feel you need something more, then do it. Of course second opionions are always an option so you will feel comfortable in your decisions. Speaking from a stage IV diagnosis here, there is no way that I would not do some sort of chemo, why take any chances with it...sherryg683

09-12-2008, 01:00 PM	#7
Sherryg683 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,014	OK, I am going to be frank here.. Do whatever chemo your doctors suggest so that you are not one day a stage IV and saying...damn what IF I had done the chemo. Her2 is agressive if not treated properly. Herceptin is not bad at all when taken by itself, I have had sinus issues and a little tiredness the first 2 days, you don't even lose your hair. If they feel you need something more, then do it. Of course second opionions are always an option so you will feel comfortable in your decisions. Speaking from a stage IV diagnosis here, there is no way that I would not do some sort of chemo, why take any chances with it...sherryg683 __________________ Sherry Diagnosed: December , 2005 at age 44 13+ positive lymph nodes Stage IV , Her2+, 2 small mets to lungsChemo Started: Jan, 2006 4 months Taxotere, Xeloda, Hercepin NED since April 2006!! 36 Rads to follow with weekly Herceptin indefinately 8 years NED now Scans every year Life is not about avoiding the thunderstorms, it's about learning to dance in the rain!