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CLTann · 02-28-2007, 10:50 AM

My dx and treatment (or the lack of) follow. I just saw my onc yesterday and we discussed the possibility of metastasis. He said that for HER2 positive patients, the recurrence, if it ever happens, will be from 18 to 24 month on the average. For HER2 negatives, the danger zone is about 4 to 5 years. The micro invasions will take that much time to build up to the point of detection or symptoms. Whether I got chemo or not, the consequence is only a few percentage. For the risk of improving that little margin of advantage, the trade off is the danger of chemo and radiation. Of course, my option of doing mastec shifts the odds in my favor for a few points. Overall, he had no objection to my own decision. I work in a large hospital and have seen many cases.

02-28-2007, 10:50 AM	#7
CLTann Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 476	My dx and treatment (or the lack of) follow. I just saw my onc yesterday and we discussed the possibility of metastasis. He said that for HER2 positive patients, the recurrence, if it ever happens, will be from 18 to 24 month on the average. For HER2 negatives, the danger zone is about 4 to 5 years. The micro invasions will take that much time to build up to the point of detection or symptoms. Whether I got chemo or not, the consequence is only a few percentage. For the risk of improving that little margin of advantage, the trade off is the danger of chemo and radiation. Of course, my option of doing mastec shifts the odds in my favor for a few points. Overall, he had no objection to my own decision. I work in a large hospital and have seen many cases. __________________ Ann Stage 1 dx Sept 05 ER/PR positive HER2 +++ Grade 3 Invasive carcinoma 1 cm, no node involvement Mastec Sept 05 Annual scans all negative, Oct 06 Postmenopause. Arimidex only since Sept 06, bone or muscle ache after 3 month Off Arimidex, change to Femara 1/12-07, ache stopped Sept 07 all tests negative, pass 2 year mark Feb 08 continue doing well. Sep 09 four year NED still on Femara.