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Snufi · 01-31-2009, 12:03 PM

Hi to everyone. I went to 3 oncologists. the one I stuck with was a new cancer clinic affiliated with a medical college. I thought they would be on the edge of all new studies. He did offer to add Avastin to the TCH, but I said no. Is Avastin a pill or IV drug? Also I have fibromyalgia, which means even before the chemo I have a lot of pain on most days. So you cna imagine what the chemo did. I was under the impression that TCH is given with Herceptin because the other choices were detrimental to the heart and since Herceptin can be too, the onc try to stay away from other options.

01-31-2009, 12:03 PM	#11
Snufi Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 43	Metasis gene Hi to everyone. I went to 3 oncologists. the one I stuck with was a new cancer clinic affiliated with a medical college. I thought they would be on the edge of all new studies. He did offer to add Avastin to the TCH, but I said no. Is Avastin a pill or IV drug? Also I have fibromyalgia, which means even before the chemo I have a lot of pain on most days. So you cna imagine what the chemo did. I was under the impression that TCH is given with Herceptin because the other choices were detrimental to the heart and since Herceptin can be too, the onc try to stay away from other options.