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Hi Becky,
Thanks for the explanation. I'm a little frustrated because there are tests available that could determine whether the Herceptin could work with another drug, but my onc. isn't doing them.
I know my recurrence is local, but statistics are that 50-75% of women with local recurrence after mastectomy become metastatic.
My onc. & radiologist also gave the same explanation of how IV drugs don't reach the scar site...yet I guess the cancer cells got enough blood to grow!
Well, I had my wide excision yesterday as well as 3 biopsies for growths that have appeared in the last few weeks. So I'm waiting for my pathology report now.
I will also get a 2nd & 3rd opinion to see if there's anything else I can do other than radiation. I took a look at some of the Herceptin & Tykerb trials, and many (all)? of them state you have to have done Taxol, which I didn't do.
- Anna
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- Anna
Stage I - DX 9/2005 ER/PR-, HER2+, grade 3, DCIS, IDC multi-focal (1.05cm)
DD 4 A/C finished Jan 31, 2006
Herceptin weekly finished Jan 31, 2007
recurrence to chest wall on last month of Herceptin
Stage 3B - 3/15/07 - 2 carcinomas in dermal lymphatic
Rads finished 6/5/07
12x TH finished 9/10/07
12/07 - Clear scan!
3/08 - 4 month Melatonin trial
1/09 - osteoperosis - start Alendronate
2/09 - 4-month Simivastin trial
3/13 - take drug holiday after 5 years of Alendronate
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