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Becky · 10-24-2010, 08:27 AM

I started Herceptin weekly but really wanted to switch to every 3 weeks because I had alot of business travel and I was always frantic (as I was in a situation once where I almost didn't get back by Friday for my infusion). After that, I begged because the weekly was more the norm in the beginning of adjuvant Herceptin and what my onc was used to). After 2 more weekly treatments, my onc told me we would switch as he did alot of research on the subject and said he would give it to me weekly, every other week or every 3 weeks. I chose every 3 weeks because I could do out of town travel for 2 whole weeks and then stay closer to home the third week. I did not have any trouble with the switch.

10-24-2010, 08:27 AM	#10
Becky Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Stockton, NJ Posts: 4,179	Re: Herceptin weekly VS. Every three weeks I started Herceptin weekly but really wanted to switch to every 3 weeks because I had alot of business travel and I was always frantic (as I was in a situation once where I almost didn't get back by Friday for my infusion). After that, I begged because the weekly was more the norm in the beginning of adjuvant Herceptin and what my onc was used to). After 2 more weekly treatments, my onc told me we would switch as he did alot of research on the subject and said he would give it to me weekly, every other week or every 3 weeks. I chose every 3 weeks because I could do out of town travel for 2 whole weeks and then stay closer to home the third week. I did not have any trouble with the switch. __________________ Kind regards Becky Found lump via BSE Diagnosed 8/04 at age 45 1.9cm tumor, ER+PR-, Her2 3+(rt side) 2 micromets to sentinel node Stage 2A left 3mm DCIS - low grade ER+PR+Her2 neg lumpectomies 9/7/04 4DD AC followed by 4 DD taxol Used Leukine instead of Neulasta 35 rads on right side only 4/05 started Tamoxifen Started Herceptin 4 months after last Taxol due to trial results and 2005 ASCO meeting & recommendations Oophorectomy 8/05 Started Arimidex 9/05 Finished Herceptin (16 months) 9/06 Arimidex Only Prolia every 6 months for osteopenia NED 18 years! Said Christopher Robin to Pooh: "You must remember this: You're braver than you believe and stronger than you seem and smarter than you think"