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me too
tousled1,
I was having the same thoughts about stopping the Herceptin early. I started last December and am considering stopping in Oct. What I agreed with myself, my husband and my doc is that I am 'taking a break' until the 2 year study is out in December. If at that point there is clear scientific proof that the 2 years is better than the 1 (meaning longer is better), then I will start up again. The part I have a hard time with is the randomness of the 1 year protocol. There is no logic or scientific facts behind it at this point. It is merely a number that was picked by the studies because you have to pick a length of time to go with when building the studies. I too am desperate to get back to life. I had 2 diff cancers diagnosed within a month of each other and I really need to get back to life as much as I can for as long as I can. As soon as there is evidence otherwise, I promised everyone I will jump right back into treatment with the Herceptin, but I figured that some women have to take a break for a MUGA and then come back to treatment. So I will be taking a 3 month break and then we will see. Good luck to you and your decision. It is so personal for each of us, you need to do what is best for you.
Best,
Patricia
38, dx July 2005 idc Stage 1, grade 3, 1.6 Her2+/ER+/PR+, Partial Mastectomy, 0 nodes involvement, 4AC (dose dense), 12 Taxol, Herceptin, 36 rads, Lupron, Aromasin. dx thyroid cancer Aug 2005, total thryoidectomy, Radioactive Iodine next week
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