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08-21-2005, 02:44 PM

To LindaBL and Anyone Else:

Please tell me what your oncologist told you about receiving Herceptin at two plus years out of treatment.

I was diagnosed in April 2003, node-, Her2+, ER/PR +, 1.2 cm, lumpectomy, finished chemo Oct. 2003 and rads Dec. 2003, currently on Tamoxifen ...

I am now 50 years old.

I am currently in a Herceptin trial but was placed in the arm without it.

I received 4 treatments of AC and 4 of Taxotere.

My doctor called me last week for a consultation. He said he did not know if Herceptin would benefit me this far out of treatment but it was unethical not to offer it to me. He said he would do a PET scan and other scans - if I came out clear of cancer - he would turn the clock back to 2003 and finish the adjuvant therapy with Herceptin (IF I chose to). We do not know if our insurance will pay anything - that will be a major consideration.

This is a hard decision. If you or any of the others have any light to shed on it from your experiences please do so.

I wish you all the best in your treatments and hope the side effects decrease soon.

BarbaraL

08-21-2005, 02:44 PM	#63
BarbaraL Guest Posts: n/a	To LindaBL and Anyone Else: Please tell me what your oncologist told you about receiving Herceptin at two plus years out of treatment. I was diagnosed in April 2003, node-, Her2+, ER/PR +, 1.2 cm, lumpectomy, finished chemo Oct. 2003 and rads Dec. 2003, currently on Tamoxifen ... I am now 50 years old. I am currently in a Herceptin trial but was placed in the arm without it. I received 4 treatments of AC and 4 of Taxotere. My doctor called me last week for a consultation. He said he did not know if Herceptin would benefit me this far out of treatment but it was unethical not to offer it to me. He said he would do a PET scan and other scans - if I came out clear of cancer - he would turn the clock back to 2003 and finish the adjuvant therapy with Herceptin (IF I chose to). We do not know if our insurance will pay anything - that will be a major consideration. This is a hard decision. If you or any of the others have any light to shed on it from your experiences please do so. I wish you all the best in your treatments and hope the side effects decrease soon. BarbaraL