Is Herceptin working and the need for scans

[mjm]

Hi Gail,

I'm not an expert on this as Mum was only diagnosed in Jan, but we are in Australia too and have been wondering about the same issue.

It is standard practice here not to do any more scans aside from mammograms after treatment, unless you get symptoms that suggest a problem. We would love to have some kind of reassurance too that there is no early signs of recurrence!

I think Mum's onc did a CA15-3(?) blood test early on which if high can indicate a recurrence is more likely. I think some women get these done routinely as follow-up after treatment (to see if levels are high), but don't yet really understand this one - we are just starting to look into it now.

How are you going on the Herceptin only compared to the full cocktail?

Best wishes xo