Dear Rhondat,
Don't know what state you live in but I would get another opinion. My onc group says absolutely no Herceptin more often than every 3 weeks and be sure they do a Muga (heart scan) on you before beginning Herceptin. My cardiologist saw me after I called for appt for Muta, they did not schedule Muga, said to come back. My onc was not happy, had his nurse call and tell them it must be done that day as treatment was starting next day. They worked me in when gasoline was $3 per gal and I had to make 2 trips in one day to the medical center, I wasn't happy.
This sounds like a lot of treatment to me but if you're satisfied with this diagnosis, guess I would go thru with it but question the frequency of the Herceptin. I'm a lot older than you and saw 3 onc before I made a decision. I thought first was too aggressive, second wanted to do identical treatment but then a tumor was detected on my spine that changed me to Metastatic Grade IV, so that had to be dealt with first, I had 18 radiation treatments on spine and lungs which radiation oncologist promised would alleviate tumor, it is still there. It is somewhat smaller but may never be totally gone. Now having pains in spine and am seeing a spine specialist next week.
Good luck and please keep me informed, I care. I have a young daughter with 2 children of her own and would hate for any young person to go thru this.
hugs,
ginkott1@aol.com