[Becky]

I am going to throw you all a curve ball. I did ask for more Herceptin and I did get more (see my signature). However, there was a rationale I had that you will not have.

I started Herceptin late. The trial ended in May 2005 with Herceptin's fantastic results so I started after chemo and rads. My year was up in June 2006 and I had asked my onc if I could continue until the end of September (my 2 year cancerversary) since the first 2 years have the highest rate of recurrence. I would have also had my ooph a year and had been on Arimidex (vs Tamoxifen) a year. Secondly, a European study had come out that Herceptin + Arimidex on Her2+/ER+ metastatic women. This study showed these women had progression free survival for 2 years before chemo had to be added so I figured it would help me too.

Anyway - he said yes but remember, Herceptin with chemo as you had, works better than chemo alone. And I had a story to tell - since I started 4 1/2 months after my last chemo, I ended up close to my 2 year from surgery mark and a land mark European study came out to help my case too. You actually are better off than I was that you had the first doses of Herceptin with the chemo.