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Val Pfeiffer · 07-15-2007, 07:23 PM

Kate--
I agree--ask for the Herceptin this week (along with whatever other chemo drugs they will be combining it with--for example, I had Carboplatin and Taxol with my Herceptin). I was one of those people who never had a port--I'm still glad I didn't.

I think that since your sreum test showed your levels to be up that there isn't much question about your lung mets being Her2+ -- and we all know that the sooner that we can get the Herceptin in there, the sooner we can get rid of those mets :-)

Good luck!!!!!!!!

Val

07-15-2007, 07:23 PM	#53
Val Pfeiffer Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 159	Herceptin to be Proactive????? Kate-- I agree--ask for the Herceptin this week (along with whatever other chemo drugs they will be combining it with--for example, I had Carboplatin and Taxol with my Herceptin). I was one of those people who never had a port--I'm still glad I didn't. I think that since your sreum test showed your levels to be up that there isn't much question about your lung mets being Her2+ -- and we all know that the sooner that we can get the Herceptin in there, the sooner we can get rid of those mets :-) Good luck!!!!!!!! Val __________________ BLOG: http://valleygirlvnp.blogspot.com/ Dx 11/04, Age 42, ER-/PR-, HER2+++ 3 months weekly Herceptin, Taxol. Carboplatin Significant tumor shrinkage Mastectomy 3/05; Stage 3b, 9 cm tumor, 5/8+ nodes 3 more months weekly Herceptin, Taxol. Carboplatin 7/05 30 radiation treatments, IMRT planning approach Started 1 year of Herceptin 9/05 9/06 Began quarterly triple doses Herceptin. Brain & breast MRIs semi annually. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 6/08 Right breast, intraductal carcinoma, high nuclear grade associated with comedo necrosis; extensive diffusely involved the entire biopy specimen. ER+, PR-, Her2 unknown at this point, 07/08 mastectomy.