[chrisy]

Hi Mavis,

Ahhh yes, sometimes a little too much information is just what we need to think oh my gosh, what does THAT mean?!?!?!

Sometimes it means nothing at all; and it's not a bad thing that your team has consensus that you are doing well. 5 1/2 years out is indeed "doing well". Very well!

I wouldn't read anything into the fact that your report had numbers, and your friends' didn't. It very much depends on the facility how they report these things. So the fact that you had numbers and someone else didn't does not mean that your number would have been higher.

A couple of other thoughts...
At the time of your diagnosis Hereceptin was still in ongoing clinical trails in the adjuvant setting (to prevent recurrence after early stage cancer such as yours). It was not approved for early stage BC, only for metastatic. So a borderline Her2 status may not have changed your treatment recommendations - and it is unlikely you would have been treated with herceptin.

Take heart from the fact that you are several years out from your initial diagnosis; the longer you go without recurrence, particularly with Her2+++, the better chance you will not have a recurrence.