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I also had my first treatment in 2005: 4xAC and a year of weekly Herceptin. I was stage 1 and had a mastectomy. On my last month of Herceptin I found a local recurrence near my scar. My onc. thought it should be treated as a progression, and recommended Tykerb+Xeloda. My 2nd opinion thought it should be considered a failure of treatment and recommended 6 TCH, effectively starting over. My 3rd opinion thought I should be treated as an incomplete treatment, and recommended 12 TH, saying that Herceptin could work synergistically with Taxol.
All doctors recommended radiation, which I had not previously done because of my mastectomy, though in retrospect my margins were very close (2mm).
When looking into trials it seemed that one had to have had taxol previously to be eligible.
I'm almost one year out from treatment now.
take care,
Anna
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- Anna
Stage I - DX 9/2005 ER/PR-, HER2+, grade 3, DCIS, IDC multi-focal (1.05cm)
DD 4 A/C finished Jan 31, 2006
Herceptin weekly finished Jan 31, 2007
recurrence to chest wall on last month of Herceptin
Stage 3B - 3/15/07 - 2 carcinomas in dermal lymphatic
Rads finished 6/5/07
12x TH finished 9/10/07
12/07 - Clear scan!
3/08 - 4 month Melatonin trial
1/09 - osteoperosis - start Alendronate
2/09 - 4-month Simivastin trial
3/13 - take drug holiday after 5 years of Alendronate
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