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Helen · 02-16-2006, 03:06 PM

Thanks to all who have responded. Here's my next dilemma .... My case was reviewed by the liver tumor board at Stanford this week. The liver surgeon said that they can do liver resection. The liver lesion shrunk further from 1.8 cm (Nov 2005 scan) to 1.2 cm (Feb 2006 scan). I was told that if I chose surgery, I need to stop herceptin 1 month prior to surgery. My current dose is weekly and I know I can get a dose good for 3 weeks. I have been on Herceptin only since the last week of December 2005. What are your thoughts on this? I am scared to miss my dose of Herceptin. It's like a security blanket for me. For those of you who had liver resection, were you requested to stop Herceptin prior to surgery? I will also discuss other options such as your suggestions of taking other drugs with Herceptin with my oncologist.
As always, thank you in advance for your input.

Helen

02-16-2006, 03:06 PM	#8
Helen Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Central Valley, CA Posts: 73	Liver Resection? Thanks to all who have responded. Here's my next dilemma .... My case was reviewed by the liver tumor board at Stanford this week. The liver surgeon said that they can do liver resection. The liver lesion shrunk further from 1.8 cm (Nov 2005 scan) to 1.2 cm (Feb 2006 scan). I was told that if I chose surgery, I need to stop herceptin 1 month prior to surgery. My current dose is weekly and I know I can get a dose good for 3 weeks. I have been on Herceptin only since the last week of December 2005. What are your thoughts on this? I am scared to miss my dose of Herceptin. It's like a security blanket for me. For those of you who had liver resection, were you requested to stop Herceptin prior to surgery? I will also discuss other options such as your suggestions of taking other drugs with Herceptin with my oncologist. As always, thank you in advance for your input. Helen