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Becky · 07-01-2007, 07:24 PM

When you find out you have to be on Herceptin a year, you think the time will never come and then it does and you're not sure what to do or to think. However, I didn't feel that bad about stopping (even though I got 16 months of Herceptin). I did think about it only once - when the first 3 weeks went by and it was the day I was "supposed" to be getting a dose.

After you stop, you really start to feel like a survivor even though you have been from the moment you first felt your lump or were told that you had one.

Congratulations on your emanicipation from your cancer center. You may not feel that way (exactly) at this moment but you will feel that way by the end of the summer.

07-01-2007, 07:24 PM	#5
Becky Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Stockton, NJ Posts: 4,179	When you find out you have to be on Herceptin a year, you think the time will never come and then it does and you're not sure what to do or to think. However, I didn't feel that bad about stopping (even though I got 16 months of Herceptin). I did think about it only once - when the first 3 weeks went by and it was the day I was "supposed" to be getting a dose. After you stop, you really start to feel like a survivor even though you have been from the moment you first felt your lump or were told that you had one. Congratulations on your emanicipation from your cancer center. You may not feel that way (exactly) at this moment but you will feel that way by the end of the summer. __________________ Kind regards Becky Found lump via BSE Diagnosed 8/04 at age 45 1.9cm tumor, ER+PR-, Her2 3+(rt side) 2 micromets to sentinel node Stage 2A left 3mm DCIS - low grade ER+PR+Her2 neg lumpectomies 9/7/04 4DD AC followed by 4 DD taxol Used Leukine instead of Neulasta 35 rads on right side only 4/05 started Tamoxifen Started Herceptin 4 months after last Taxol due to trial results and 2005 ASCO meeting & recommendations Oophorectomy 8/05 Started Arimidex 9/05 Finished Herceptin (16 months) 9/06 Arimidex Only Prolia every 6 months for osteopenia NED 18 years! Said Christopher Robin to Pooh: "You must remember this: You're braver than you believe and stronger than you seem and smarter than you think"