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Herceptin and Femara
Hi,
I am her 2+++, ER+/PR+. I take Lupron for the Femara to work and then get 6 mg of Herceptin every three weeks. I also have been taking the Temodar for a year. My Dr. wants to put me on Tykerb once that gets approval and come off of the Herceptin. Really I pushed my Dr. to do all of these things and he was opposed but would do them if I got second opinions from respected oncologist. So that is what I did and he listened.
My Dr. wanted me to take Tamoxifen but I had read that Her 2+ patients don't respond that well and do better with aromatose inhibitors. That was a fight because he had to give it to me with Lupron and it is not protocol. Then I had met Christine and told my Dr. that I wanted Herceptin and he felt opposed because it does not cross the bbb. So I got a second opinion from a thought leader. I am doing well. I know I should go for a PET scan which gets me very anxious.
Annemarie
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