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Laurel · 04-17-2009, 05:59 PM

YNieves,

I am not certain that you will wish to wait a protracted amount of time to do the Herceptin. One of the reasons they feel TCH has been showing results that are so positive against Her2 cancer is that the Herceptin is begun with the initial treatment. I am no authority. I am wondering if your docs have considered a more modest dose of both Taxol and Herceptin?

Please post this question on a separate post so some of our proper heads can respond. It is lost here on this thread and it seems quite important.

04-17-2009, 05:59 PM	#429
Laurel Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Hershey, PA. Live The Sweet Life! Posts: 2,005	YNieves, I am not certain that you will wish to wait a protracted amount of time to do the Herceptin. One of the reasons they feel TCH has been showing results that are so positive against Her2 cancer is that the Herceptin is begun with the initial treatment. I am no authority. I am wondering if your docs have considered a more modest dose of both Taxol and Herceptin? Please post this question on a separate post so some of our proper heads can respond. It is lost here on this thread and it seems quite important. __________________ Smile On! Laurel Dx'd w/multifocal DCIS/IDS 3/08 7mm invasive component Partial mast. 5/08 Stage 1b, ER 80%, PR 90%, HER-2 6.9 on FISH 0/5 nodes 4 AC, 4 TH finished 9/08 Herceptin every 3 weeks. Finished 7/09 Tamoxifen 10/08. Switched to Femara 8/09 Bilat SPM w/reconstruction 10/08 Clinical Trial w/Clondronate 12/08 Stopped Clondronate--too hard on my gizzard! Switched back to Tamoxifen due to tendon pain from Femara 15 Years NED I think I just might hang around awhile....