[madubois63]

I didn't read the article. $9 buys me almost 3 gallons of gas (as of yesterday). That will get me further than someones opinion.

I mentioned in another thread that I have been on Herceptin twice. I did not get Herceptin during my first bout with bc. I received Herceptin during my second bout with bc (mets to lung and liver). I took it with Carboplaten and Taxotere. The combo worked for me and killed off the bc within 9 months. Of course it may have been the chemo and not the Herceptin that worked , but I feel the Herceptin played a major factor in treating the bc. Unfortunately, Carboplaten induced acute myeloid leukemia in me. I had to stop all bc treatments, but I was in remission from the bc at that point anyway. I took a lot of chemo for the AML and then had a bone marrow transplant. After a year, the bc came back to my lung. I believe that if I had continued the Herceptin, it would not have come back. My beliefs are not fact and fact is what you are looking for. Since my 3rd bout with bc, I started Xeloda but had to stop - bad reaction. I now take only Herceptin and have for almost a year. PET/CAT scans show the tumors are half the size, so I know Herceptin is working for me. Be thankful that you don't have anything to scan.

I know your looking for answers. I've been there. If I listened to all the stats and percentages I'd have been dead a long time ago (and many times over). Now , the docs tell me this and that, I swallow the info, maybe cry a little, go home research it and then I make a choice. I know I no longer fit in to any category or any statistics. I am making my own stats.

I really hope the Herceptin is working for you and that you can be happy with the choice you've made.