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Sherryg683 · 09-17-2009, 04:44 PM

In December it will be 4 years out for me and I was diagnosed stage IV. I have been NED since my first round of treatment and feel great. I met a lady recently who came up to me and told me that 10 years ago, she was diagnosed stage III, did not even have the benefit of doing Herceptin at all. She has been in remission since her initial treatment. You have a very good outlook. Of course you are scared but your fears will lessen as the years pass..sherry

09-17-2009, 04:44 PM	#20
Sherryg683 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,014	Re: HER2 positive and 10 years out? In December it will be 4 years out for me and I was diagnosed stage IV. I have been NED since my first round of treatment and feel great. I met a lady recently who came up to me and told me that 10 years ago, she was diagnosed stage III, did not even have the benefit of doing Herceptin at all. She has been in remission since her initial treatment. You have a very good outlook. Of course you are scared but your fears will lessen as the years pass..sherry __________________ 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!