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My situation is much like yours, same receptor status, node positive. I did chemo before surgery - AC and taxol, dose dense, and had a good response. In the surgeon's words "nothing there but a tumour graveyard".
Then radiation for 25 times and herceptin for almost a year, 2 rounds yet to go. My veins are holding up nicely, my energy has been almost back to normal for months, my hair is thick and sort of curly, my last MUGA had a higher score than the one before I started treatment.
I was pretty ignorant when I started this and a bit puzzled when my doctor was so happy that I was HER2+. You know all statistics are off because it hasn't been all that long that earlier stages haven't been treated with herceptin.
I don't know if I've beaten this, but it certainly appears that I've beaten it back a for a while anyway, and it sounds like you are well on your way to doing the same. Do go back to work part-time if you feel able, it will be good for you to start feeling your life is back to "normal".
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