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Old 07-18-2012, 04:27 AM   #10
Lauriesh
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Lakeville, Minnesota
Posts: 199
Re: Tykerb-Only Treatment

I am Ned and am on herceptin and tykerb. My ins first denied it and I appealed and they decided to cover it.

I am actually taking a break this summer from both, as I am having a lot of side effects, but this combo has kept me Ned for 17 months.


Laurie
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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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