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Bonnie,
If by THC, you mean, taxol, carboplatin, and herceptin, I was. If you mean Taxotare, I was not.
I also was not expecting to have chemo (very tiny invasive cancer 5mm, stage 1a, Grade 2, no nodes and no vascular involvement). Ki67 was 20% which is intermediate risk. Didn't do Oncotype test (not recommended I believe for ER/PR-, HER2+++; I though everyone with HER2+++ was considered high risk on Oncotype, but may be mistaken).
Original decision, made jointly with oncologist, was to do herceptin alone. However, my 27-29 came back mildly elevated, so I decided to do chemo after all.
Everyone reacts differently to chemo, and I was 65 and it's more difficult as you get older, so I had a tough time and stopped after two. However, I made some mistakes, including not getting all the meds (for nausea, diarrehra, constipation (the worst for me), and pain) before I started. I think if I had these medications at home, in case, I might have stuck. But other women have had an easier time of it. Just about to finish herceptin--one more to go. Relatively easy, although I always have diarrehea, but luckily no joint pains, etc. If you want any more info on this particular regime, send me a private message or email.
Kate (Tousled) had taxotare and she can advise you on that--she's very helpful.
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