HER2 Support Group Forums - View Single Post - On Herceptin for more than a year

Nora B. · 05-16-2007, 12:00 PM

New to this site - it's been wonderful to discover the wealth of info and support here. I've been browsing around and noticed alot of you seem to still be on Herceptin after a year. I'm wondering why and how - did you have to talk your onc into it, is it just if you are Stage IV, etc. My onc, who's very conservative and by the book, took me off after a year saying there was no evidence any longer than a year would help. I'm Stage III, finished with a year of herceptin in April and am missing my security blanket!!

05-16-2007, 12:00 PM	#1
Nora B. Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 9	On Herceptin for more than a year - How and why? New to this site - it's been wonderful to discover the wealth of info and support here. I've been browsing around and noticed alot of you seem to still be on Herceptin after a year. I'm wondering why and how - did you have to talk your onc into it, is it just if you are Stage IV, etc. My onc, who's very conservative and by the book, took me off after a year saying there was no evidence any longer than a year would help. I'm Stage III, finished with a year of herceptin in April and am missing my security blanket!!