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Kelly,
I did not notice a change in pain whether I was getting the Herceptin weekly or every three weeks. I tried both. I was almost ready to tell my oncologist that I wanted to go off Herceptin completely! I did call my oncologist's office the day before my scheduled treatment and spoke to the nurse about my request. She spoke to the doctor and got the ok. I wasn't scheduled to see the doctor this time. It's really no big deal to have this done at least not at the facility where I go. They actually have a pharmacy tech right there so my Herceptin is mixed up while I'm waiting for the results of my blood work.
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Kate
Stage IIIC Diagnosed Oct 25, 2005 (age 58)
ER/PR-, HER2+++, grade 3, Ploidy/DNA index: Aneuploid/1.61, S-phase: 24.2%
Neoadjunct chemo: 4 A/C; 4 Taxatore
Bilateral mastectomy June 8, 2006
14 of 26 nodes positive
Herceptin June 22, 2006 - April 20, 2007
Radiation (X35) July 24-September 11, 2006
BRCA1/BRCA2 negative
Stage IV lung mets July 13, 2007 - TCH
Single brain met - August 6, 2007 -CyberKnife
Oct 2007 - clear brain MRI and lung mets shrinking.
March 2008 lung met progression, brain still clear - begin Tykerb/Xeloda/Ixempra
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