[Melinda]

Bonnie,
I have just completed the taxotere, carboplatin and herceptin(TCH )regiment. (6/19) Check my signature to see any differences we might have. I was under the impression that I too would not need chemo right after surgery, so I can feel your disappointment when it was suggested to you. Someone told me that the good news is that an ONC will not tell you what to do and that the bad news is that your ONC will not tell you what to do.
Being HER2+ was the deciding factor for me. My onco score was 23... middle of the road. My ONC said that if I was 20 yrs young he would be advising me to have chemo, and if I was 20 years older not to. So I sat on the middle of the fence and decided that I wanted to treat this beast with everything available.
Now as far as TCH... I know that everyone experience is different, but I have found it to be completely doable as they say. I never missed a day of work with the preventative meds such as Zofrn for nausea, ativan for coming down off the decadron. I felt less than 100% about 2 days out of 18... my regiment was every 3rd week. Part of that was the Neulasta shot the next day to keep my white blood cell counts up.
In the end its your decision... and I will be here as well as ther others that have gone thru this to help in any way we can.
Keep the faith!
Melinda
And yes Jean was my angel, when I started this and Harrie another who has just completed it as well, to name a few. So if you decide to go this route, you will have plenty of company