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My sister has estrogen/progesterone negative, HER2+, stage 2 with no lymph node involvement.

She was given a treatment plan of 6 rounds of TCH chemo prior to surgery, double mastectomy (her choice not her doctor's) and herceptin for 1 year. No radiation therapy is scheduled.

Surgery was delayed for a few months because she developed a very bad yeast infection on her chest.
She has seen the plastic surgeon for reconstruction and the oncologist cleared her for surgery in February. He wants her to have one more herceptin treatment prior to surgery. She'll have 3 more rounds of herceptin after surgery. Also, there is no evidence of the tumor which the breast surgeon and oncologist have verified which is good news.

She has been a fighter with a good attitude. She is a little concerned but said the chemo would probably be worse than the surgery.

Which was worse the mastectomy or chemotherapy?

Thanks.