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Sherryg683 · 02-03-2007, 09:54 AM

Shelias point is so true. Now that early stagers can have Herceptin, then that lessens the risk for reoccurance by so much. A few years ago, only late stagers could have Herceptin and that left the Stage I girls who were er/pr- a lot more vulnerable. You have had the best treatment available for you. I also had the itchy, scaly area around my aureola. My radiation oncologist said it was from the rads, it went away. Always safe to make sure though, ask your doc next time you see him or her..sherryg683

02-03-2007, 09:54 AM	#8
Sherryg683 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,014	Shelias point is so true. Now that early stagers can have Herceptin, then that lessens the risk for reoccurance by so much. A few years ago, only late stagers could have Herceptin and that left the Stage I girls who were er/pr- a lot more vulnerable. You have had the best treatment available for you. I also had the itchy, scaly area around my aureola. My radiation oncologist said it was from the rads, it went away. Always safe to make sure though, ask your doc next time you see him or her..sherryg683 __________________ Sherry Diagnosed: December , 2005 at age 44 13+ positive lymph nodes Stage IV , Her2+, 2 small mets to lungsChemo Started: Jan, 2006 4 months Taxotere, Xeloda, Hercepin NED since April 2006!! 36 Rads to follow with weekly Herceptin indefinately 8 years NED now Scans every year Life is not about avoiding the thunderstorms, it's about learning to dance in the rain!