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I took the two together every 2 weeks and did really well on them together. I think I got the navelbine first and then followed by the herceptin. My marker numbers went down with them together, even though I had had lots of others. I've always "thought" they were the nail in the coffin for Mr. C!
When I was little and had rheumatic fever, they always had to give me tons of stuff to have any effect at all. I just had this feeling when I showed up at the clinic that it would be the same with Big C. Turned out to have worked for now. But the numbers shifted the most with H & N.
Best wishes, ma
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MA in TX.
Grateful for each and every day....
Diag. 12/05 at age 60
Stage II, Grade 3, 4.5 cm primary tumor
ER/PR- Her2 +3 strongly positive
Her2 by FISH 7.7 amplified
vascular invasion
Ki67 20% borderline
Jan - March '06 Taxotere/Adriamycin X 3 to try to shrink tumor - it grew
April '06 Rt Modified Radical Mas, 7 of 9 nodes positive
April - Aug. '06 Herceptin/Taxol/Carboplatin X 8 (dose dense)
Sept - Dec. '06 Navelbine/Herceptin x 8 (dose dense)
Radiation & Herceptin Jan. 22 - March 1, 2007
Finished Herceptin Dec. 10 '08! One extra year.
Port removed August, 2012.
8 1/2 years since diagnosis! 5 1/2 Years NED!
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