[MJo]

Bonnie -- I agree with everything the early stage ladies are saying. I was diagnosed in Nov. 2005, Stage T1b. I started reading up on Her2 and was already leaning toward chemo because I didn't want to take any chances. My Oncotype score came back 32, and I threw everything I could at the *)@_$(#+@ disease. The good news for you is that in two short years there is now an alternative to the dread adiamycin/cytoxan combo that many of us had. I understand that TCH is more tolerable and easier on the heart. Treatment is no walk in the park, but you will get through it. If you take chemo, remember that you will need months to a year before you feel completely reenergized. Don't rush it. Be very good to yourself. YOu'll do just fine.