I have been on Herceptin ever since my diagnosis almost 3 years ago. I guess I will be on it forever. My Oncologist has mentioned that it's not proven that it's beneficial this far out but seeing the women on this board that are stage IV and still NED, it seemed like they were all on Herceptin indefinately, so mines fine with doing it, if I am. I hope to one day be 10 years out and consider getting off it, right now I'm just not there yet..sherryg683
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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!
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