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Hi Robin,
I just started herceptin 2 weeks ago. I was diagnosed in Feb 04. I had a lumpectomy (4 mm tumor) , no nodes and am weakly estrogen + and pr indeterminate. In August, a year after I had finished my four rounds of AC my oncologist told me that I would have been given herceptin if I had been diagnosed and coming through their practice this year. It took me a couple months to digest this and then reading the results of the studies I went back and asked for herceptin. I know there are lots of women in the same situation, a year or several years out from initial diagnosis and now finding out that herceptin might prevent recurrence. Tough decision! I just decided it was worth the risk of heart problems. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure so to speak. Go with your gut feeling. The first herceptin was ok for me, not at all draining like chemo. I hope you find an oncologist who will listen to what you need. Valerie
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