[PinkGirl]

Hi Herm
I was just like you at the beginning. I was shocked, I was mad, I was over-
whelmed with everything, had tons of questions, tons of fears......this is
exactly how it was for most of us here. But then you settle in to the battle
plan. I decided to not dwell on the what if's of the past. There was nothing
I could do about me not finding the lump sooner, or going for a mammogram a year earlier. That was done and over with. I started concentrating on the
"now" and I did it with lots of lists. I wrote out Doctor's names, addresses and phone numbers, fax numbers, receptionist's names. I took notes at all of
my appointments, and I brought in note pads of questions for my docs.
I got information sheets on all the chemo drugs I would be getting and read
about all the possible side effects. I didn't find this Her2 support site until
after I was finished all my treatments....wish I had known about it in 2005.
I received FAC followed by Taxol and Herceptin.

You can do this. Ask for help when you need it. People want to help, they
just don't always know what you need. Take care of yourself, get lots of
rest. You will get through this................Good luck, and keep asking questions of this board - there are a lot of very wise women and men who
are here to help.