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sweetsunflwr · 08-18-2011, 12:22 PM

Now I totally feel that I have been guided in the wrong direction regarding my treatment. If I am requesting or requiring my doctor to put me on this treatment program that is my request I can do that right? I would rather do it than not. I keep reading all of your stories and the last post that came from snolan her tumor was smaller than mine and she received the protocal - I am anxious now to talk to him tomorrow. There is another Cancer doctor that everyone says is a great oncologist so if Dr. Reddy doesnt agree then I will suggest speaking to Dr. Matar. Thank you everyone today for all the information... I am stunned and in shock that they didnt put me on chemotherapy. I mean we never know if it will kill it or come back but we at least have to try and fight right? I will do whatever is necessary!

08-18-2011, 12:22 PM	#31
sweetsunflwr Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Wichita, KS Posts: 28	Re: HER2 learning more is it a bad thing? Now I totally feel that I have been guided in the wrong direction regarding my treatment. If I am requesting or requiring my doctor to put me on this treatment program that is my request I can do that right? I would rather do it than not. I keep reading all of your stories and the last post that came from snolan her tumor was smaller than mine and she received the protocal - I am anxious now to talk to him tomorrow. There is another Cancer doctor that everyone says is a great oncologist so if Dr. Reddy doesnt agree then I will suggest speaking to Dr. Matar. Thank you everyone today for all the information... I am stunned and in shock that they didnt put me on chemotherapy. I mean we never know if it will kill it or come back but we at least have to try and fight right? I will do whatever is necessary! __________________ March 3 2010- Routine Mammogram March 3 2010- stereotactic biopsy March 4, 2010- Diagnoised with Breast Cancer DCIS BRCA1 and BRCA2 - NEGATIVE March 29, 2010- bilateral mastectomy with the left one being prophalactic--showing a 1.5-mm, invasive, component, grade 3 April 2010-Feb 2011- Reconstruction of both breasts, expanders to implants, with aerola tattooing and nipple reconstruction. After Surgery pathology report-Pathology shows a 1.5-mm, invasive carcinoma in the setting of DCIS, grade 3 Maximum tumors the size of the DCIS being 7 mm, ER+, PR+ at 90 and 80% respectively. HER-2/neu is 3+ Taking Tamoxifen 20 mg daily for 5 years www.byebyehooters.blogspot.com - my journey... what lies before us are tiny matters of what lies within us, which makes us stronger