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Barbara H. · 12-10-2005, 03:49 AM

I have posted this before but I was diagnosed stage 11b or 111 a in June of 98 and had my recurrence to the brain, lungs, and liver, and mainly thorough out my body except bones in May of 04. That is 6 years out. Two doses of Herceptin put my tumor markers in the the normal range and they have remained normal with no other chemo. If I had been in the trial, they would have seen me as responding to the Herceptin. The results of the trial are excellent, but it is way too soon to decide when and if someone should get or not get Herceptin. After what happened to me, I would fight to receive this drug if you are HER+++. Even if I had eventually relapsed with Herceptin, I believe it would have been later, and I would have had a longer time to fight it.
Best of luck to all of you.
Barbara H.

12-10-2005, 03:49 AM	#27
Barbara H. Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Newton, MA Posts: 951	I have posted this before but I was diagnosed stage 11b or 111 a in June of 98 and had my recurrence to the brain, lungs, and liver, and mainly thorough out my body except bones in May of 04. That is 6 years out. Two doses of Herceptin put my tumor markers in the the normal range and they have remained normal with no other chemo. If I had been in the trial, they would have seen me as responding to the Herceptin. The results of the trial are excellent, but it is way too soon to decide when and if someone should get or not get Herceptin. After what happened to me, I would fight to receive this drug if you are HER+++. Even if I had eventually relapsed with Herceptin, I believe it would have been later, and I would have had a longer time to fight it. Best of luck to all of you. Barbara H.