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sweetsunflwr · 08-17-2011, 09:57 AM

Thank you Susan. I went to a website and read up on Herceptin. I do believe I need a second opinion. I have been on tamoxifen for over a year now. I started treatment in April 2010. I have got to get the right treatment for me. I do not think it is tamoxifen? Why would my oncologist put me on tamoxifen if I have HER2+? Makes no sense to me? My Mother was put on tamoxifen after her right breast was removed and 6 months later the cancer hit her bones and she died within 2 years of her diagnosis. I do not want this to happen to me. I am scared of tamoxifen I guess you would say... I have been reading so much information on this and now I am in question as far as what is the best available treatment for me... Going to make an appointment as soon as possible....

08-17-2011, 09:57 AM	#3
sweetsunflwr Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Wichita, KS Posts: 28	Re: HER2 learning more is it a bad thing? Thank you Susan. I went to a website and read up on Herceptin. I do believe I need a second opinion. I have been on tamoxifen for over a year now. I started treatment in April 2010. I have got to get the right treatment for me. I do not think it is tamoxifen? Why would my oncologist put me on tamoxifen if I have HER2+? Makes no sense to me? My Mother was put on tamoxifen after her right breast was removed and 6 months later the cancer hit her bones and she died within 2 years of her diagnosis. I do not want this to happen to me. I am scared of tamoxifen I guess you would say... I have been reading so much information on this and now I am in question as far as what is the best available treatment for me... Going to make an appointment as soon as possible....