[Sheila]

Well, I found out yesterday when I went for #11 of 12 treatments, that the Oncologist has ordered 6 more cycles...each cycle being 28 days...I did convince her to go to 2 treatments every 28 days instead of 3...so I will now be getting the Taxol 2x a month instead of 3..to coincide with Herceptin every 2 weeks and Avastin every 2 weeks....the good news is I have eliminated 1 IV push Decadron a month in all of this, and for that I am greatful. So instead of being done in 2 weeks, I should finish in March...the chemo nurses did tell me that although my hair is coming back in slowly, Imay get some reversal as the Taxol dose has now been increased by going every 2 weeks....guess I won't be burning my scarves or wig anytime soon. The reasoning behind this is, in the past, after success with a cycle treatment, I have been given "time off for good behavior" so to speak. Each time, the nodes come back with a vengence, and the treatment never seems to take the same punch second time around. This will give a double whammy to the nodes, and hopefully get me to NED for awhile.
As always, thank you all for the advice, wisdom and love you give me by coming online to this group everyday!