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Old 03-12-2015, 04:59 AM   #2
Lauriesh
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Lakeville, Minnesota
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Re: Herceptin dosage

They usually adjust it after 10% gain or loss of weight. At least that is what I was told . I have been losing weight and the dr commented that because I had lost over 10%, they were going to lower it.
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diagnosed stage 2- 3/2005
4.5 cm & 2+ nodes , er/pr- & HER2+
4 AC
12 taxol/Herceptin
Year of Herceptin
liver mets- July-2010
7 taxotere/Herceptin
RFA- Feb.2011
NED
U of Wa vaccine trial-oct 2011-Feb 2012
Herceptin/tykerb
Ned - 2 1/2 years
Herceptin & perjeta
Ned 3 years
Herceptin- reducing treatments , due to s/e, to 5-6 a year
NED- 3 1/2 years
Ned - 4 years
2/15- stopped herceptin - on no treatment
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