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Re: Herceptin/MUGA Scan
Robind, I went thru the exact same thing with my onc when I first started trt almost 4 yrs ago. (Except I was getting ECHO's and not MUGA's) But my onc told me I would be having a ECHO every 3 months while doing Herceptin...and one final one after I was done to make sure everything was alright.
When I finished herceptin I asked her when I would have my final echo scan? She said all my echo's were fine so there was no sense in having it. I told her I'd really rather have one just to make sure since she told me I would have one when finished. But it never happened. My echo's had been in the 70's which was good so I wasn't too worried. See how well your muga's were and go from there. If it would give you peace of mind I would push for one...it's your right. It seems many of the onc's don't feel it's necessary once your finished.
Chelee
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DX: 12-20-05 - Stage IIIA, Her2/Neu, 3+++,Er & Pr weakly positive, 5 of 16 pos nodes.
Rt. MRM on 1-3-06 -- No Rads due to compromised lungs.
Chemo started 2-7-06 -- TCH - - Finished 6-12-06
Finished yr of wkly herceptin 3-19-07
3-15-07 Lt side prophylactic simple mastectomy. -- Ooph 4-05-07
9-21-09 PET/CT "Recurrence" to Rt. axllia, Rt. femur, ilium. Possible Sacrum & liver? Now stage IV.
9-28-09 Loading dose of Herceptin & started Zometa
9-29-09 Power Port Placement
10-24-09 Mass 6.4 x 4.7 cm on Rt. femur head.
11-19-09 RT. Femur surgery - Rod placed
12-7-09 Navelbine added to Herceptin/Zometa.
3-23-10 Ten days of rads to RT femur. Completed.
4-05-10 Quit Navelbine--Herceptin/Zometa alone.
5-4-10 Appt. with Dr. Slamon to see what is next? Waiting on FISH results from femur biopsy.
Results to FISH was unsuccessful--this happens less then 2% of the time.
7-7-10 Recurrence to RT axilla again. Back to UCLA for options.
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