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Sherryg683 · 12-10-2009, 10:59 PM

I have been on Herceptin for 4 years now and I really don't plan on getting off of it anytime soon. I have been NED since April of 2006. My doctor has mentioned to me about getting off but he's leaving it up to me. I will probably consider it one day but it's still a few years off...sherryg683

12-10-2009, 10:59 PM	#10
Sherryg683 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,014	Re: Discontinuing long term Herceptin I have been on Herceptin for 4 years now and I really don't plan on getting off of it anytime soon. I have been NED since April of 2006. My doctor has mentioned to me about getting off but he's leaving it up to me. I will probably consider it one day but it's still a few years off...sherryg683 __________________ 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!