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Lien · 05-02-2007, 01:08 PM

Hi All,
I've been wondering how many of you never got Herceptin. Either because your doctor didn't want you to try it, or because it was unavailable to you for other reasons.

I was diagnosed in Jan. 2004 and at the time, Herceptin wasn't prescribed in the adjuvant context. I didn't get chemo either, as my tumor was tiny (o.6 cm) and I was ER+.

I did get Zoladex shots, to shut down my ovaries and Arimidex.

So who survived without Herceptin? And how are you now?

Thanks

Jacqueline

05-02-2007, 01:08 PM	#1
Lien Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Haarlem, the Netherlands Posts: 835	Survival without Herceptin Hi All, I've been wondering how many of you never got Herceptin. Either because your doctor didn't want you to try it, or because it was unavailable to you for other reasons. I was diagnosed in Jan. 2004 and at the time, Herceptin wasn't prescribed in the adjuvant context. I didn't get chemo either, as my tumor was tiny (o.6 cm) and I was ER+. I did get Zoladex shots, to shut down my ovaries and Arimidex. So who survived without Herceptin? And how are you now? Thanks Jacqueline __________________ Diagnosed age 44, January 2004, 0.7 cm IDC & DCIS. Stage 1, grade 3, ER/PR pos. HER2 pos. clear margins, no nodes. SNB. 35 rads. On Zoladex and Armidex since Dec. 2004. Stopped Zoladex/Arimidex sept 2009 Still taking mistletoe shots (CAM therapy) Doing fine.