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Christine MH-UK · 11-19-2006, 07:34 AM

I had neoadjuvant FEC, then surgery, which showed that the FEC hadn't done much (I guess I'm not topo IIa positive). I made a fuss and my doctor said he could give me taxotere in addition (which he had been reluctant about because I had a really horrible time on FEC). I have always been a bit concerned about the rather odd way in which I got my taxotere, but perhaps it was all for the best after all. I am three years out from diagnosis and I know that my doctor never expected me to do that well. I have another high risk triple negative acquaintance (23/24 nodes after AC) who got the same sort of surgery sandwich that I did, at about the same time and for the same reasons, but with taxol and she is also doing much better than anyone had predicted.

11-19-2006, 07:34 AM	#2
Christine MH-UK Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 414	Really interesting I had neoadjuvant FEC, then surgery, which showed that the FEC hadn't done much (I guess I'm not topo IIa positive). I made a fuss and my doctor said he could give me taxotere in addition (which he had been reluctant about because I had a really horrible time on FEC). I have always been a bit concerned about the rather odd way in which I got my taxotere, but perhaps it was all for the best after all. I am three years out from diagnosis and I know that my doctor never expected me to do that well. I have another high risk triple negative acquaintance (23/24 nodes after AC) who got the same sort of surgery sandwich that I did, at about the same time and for the same reasons, but with taxol and she is also doing much better than anyone had predicted.