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I will finish Herceptin in March. When I had bilateral prophylactic mastectomies on 10/3/14, I had moderate ductual dysplasias bilaterally. How can that be? Is the herceptin not working? Does it have to do with having a BRCA2 mutation? Thanks for any ideas.

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Loren
11/3/13 mammogram age 50
11/27/13 follow up mammogram and right breast ultrasound. Radiologist showed me image of 3mm nodule. He said to wait 6 months for a follow up mammogram. I advocated for myself and requested a biopsy.
12/11/13 core biopsy with clip placed
1/6/14 Duke consult BC Treatment
1/30/14 partial right mastectomy, sentinel node biopsy 2 setinal nodes clear. 1.1 cm IDC, close margins.
3/13/14 met Dr Heather White in Greenville, NC. She is wonderful and my new oncologist.
3/18-19/14 Dr. White ordered pet scans, full body ct, bilateral MRIs and BRCA TEST.
3/20/14 5/15/14 chemo taxol/Herceptin 1x/week
3/25/14 port placement
4/17/14 BRCA2+
5/22/14 Herceptin only 1x every 3 was for a year. incomplete Taxol(neuropathy of hands and feet)
7/2/14 oopherctomy, salpingoopherectomy, hysterectomy at Vidante with Dr. Marie Rowe.
10/3/14 BMX/trams flap with Georgaide and Zenn at Duke.

01-20-2015, 07:40 PM	#1
Lnmum Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Greenville, NC Posts: 79	Herceptin ends in 2 months/ recurrence??? I will finish Herceptin in March. When I had bilateral prophylactic mastectomies on 10/3/14, I had moderate ductual dysplasias bilaterally. How can that be? Is the herceptin not working? Does it have to do with having a BRCA2 mutation? Thanks for any ideas. __________________ Loren 11/3/13 mammogram age 50 11/27/13 follow up mammogram and right breast ultrasound. Radiologist showed me image of 3mm nodule. He said to wait 6 months for a follow up mammogram. I advocated for myself and requested a biopsy. 12/11/13 core biopsy with clip placed 1/6/14 Duke consult BC Treatment 1/30/14 partial right mastectomy, sentinel node biopsy 2 setinal nodes clear. 1.1 cm IDC, close margins. 3/13/14 met Dr Heather White in Greenville, NC. She is wonderful and my new oncologist. 3/18-19/14 Dr. White ordered pet scans, full body ct, bilateral MRIs and BRCA TEST. 3/20/14 5/15/14 chemo taxol/Herceptin 1x/week 3/25/14 port placement 4/17/14 BRCA2+ 5/22/14 Herceptin only 1x every 3 was for a year. incomplete Taxol(neuropathy of hands and feet) 7/2/14 oopherctomy, salpingoopherectomy, hysterectomy at Vidante with Dr. Marie Rowe. 10/3/14 BMX/trams flap with Georgaide and Zenn at Duke.