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Wow Benjamin u have done your research already and how awesome r u. TCH is the standard of care of Her2 and has turned our stats around thanks to herceptin so take some deep breathes. I really cannot give u any advise as far as her surgery, that is something I think u should discuss further with her doctors and among yourselves. I have been thru this and I didn't understand all of the pathology u listed but I want to say this is a great place to start for concerns, questions, answers venting whatever. Doctors like to get a clean margin to prevent recurrence. My doctor wanted a larger margin for me and when I went back in I was cancer free so think it all thru. I didn't have a port so no advice there either and the shot is standard after chemo also. Most likely her white blood count will drop after chemo and this will help. Does she need chemo, my personal answer is yes due to her2 but again that is a personal decision. I wish u both well, keep us posted and god bless you for being such a huge support system for her.