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IIIa getting herceptin
I have just complete my 4th month of herceptin with taxol and carboplatin.
I'm scheduled next for navelbine and Herceptin for 4 months.
Then radiation & herceptin for 6 weeks.
And finally (whatever that means) herceptin alone for 6 months "unless I'd like to add Zeloda for "insurance"!
I know that all this may change if the results of the tests for mets increase.
But that's the current plan.
That would mean I would be on herceptin for 15 1/2 months altogether!
It helps so much to hear your input and experience!
Sometimes I feel so uneducated about the whole thing even though I read extensively and ask lots of questions!
Thanks everyone,
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MA in TX.
Grateful for each and every day....
Diag. 12/05 at age 60
Stage II, Grade 3, 4.5 cm primary tumor
ER/PR- Her2 +3 strongly positive
Her2 by FISH 7.7 amplified
vascular invasion
Ki67 20% borderline
Jan - March '06 Taxotere/Adriamycin X 3 to try to shrink tumor - it grew
April '06 Rt Modified Radical Mas, 7 of 9 nodes positive
April - Aug. '06 Herceptin/Taxol/Carboplatin X 8 (dose dense)
Sept - Dec. '06 Navelbine/Herceptin x 8 (dose dense)
Radiation & Herceptin Jan. 22 - March 1, 2007
Finished Herceptin Dec. 10 '08! One extra year.
Port removed August, 2012.
8 1/2 years since diagnosis! 5 1/2 Years NED!
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