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Sherryg683 · 10-12-2009, 02:07 PM

It will be 4 years in December that I was diagnosed, stage IV..2 small lung mets to lungs...I am grade II. At my 6 weeks into chemo another scan was done and they could not see anything noticeable, although I continued chemo for 4 months. I have been NED ever since. I get scans every 6 months, along with brain scans. I continue on Herceptin indefinately. My oncologist told me that in all likely hood, if I were to relapse it would be in the first 2 years, he expected the first 7 months. I'm still NED and feeling great, like my old self. Here's to long NED for all..sherryg

10-12-2009, 02:07 PM	#4
Sherryg683 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,014	Re: Stage 4/NED-how long did it last for you? It will be 4 years in December that I was diagnosed, stage IV..2 small lung mets to lungs...I am grade II. At my 6 weeks into chemo another scan was done and they could not see anything noticeable, although I continued chemo for 4 months. I have been NED ever since. I get scans every 6 months, along with brain scans. I continue on Herceptin indefinately. My oncologist told me that in all likely hood, if I were to relapse it would be in the first 2 years, he expected the first 7 months. I'm still NED and feeling great, like my old self. Here's to long NED for all..sherryg __________________ 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! Last edited by Sherryg683; 10-12-2009 at 02:09 PM..