Pygmy, Welcome to the board...although I'm sorry you have to join us. I'm glad to see your onc is giving you all your options and letting you have a say in your treatment...as it should be.
Of course you know this is only a decision you can make for your self. Everyone is different...and we all respond differently to these drugs. But with your DX and since you have no node involvement and clean margins...I would think the TCH would be a good choice. But I am NOT a doctor, and I DON'T even play one on tv.  But they have found TCH to be almost as good as "AC" and without as much risk to the heart that you have with AC. Its also easily tolerated compared to AC also. But again, this has to be your choice. Good luck and stick around...keep asking questions. Your off to a great start.
Chelee
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DX: 12-20-05 - Stage IIIA, Her2/Neu, 3+++,Er & Pr weakly positive, 5 of 16 pos nodes.
Rt. MRM on 1-3-06 -- No Rads due to compromised lungs.
Chemo started 2-7-06 -- TCH - - Finished 6-12-06
Finished yr of wkly herceptin 3-19-07
3-15-07 Lt side prophylactic simple mastectomy. -- Ooph 4-05-07
9-21-09 PET/CT "Recurrence" to Rt. axllia, Rt. femur, ilium. Possible Sacrum & liver? Now stage IV.
9-28-09 Loading dose of Herceptin & started Zometa
9-29-09 Power Port Placement
10-24-09 Mass 6.4 x 4.7 cm on Rt. femur head.
11-19-09 RT. Femur surgery - Rod placed
12-7-09 Navelbine added to Herceptin/Zometa.
3-23-10 Ten days of rads to RT femur. Completed.
4-05-10 Quit Navelbine--Herceptin/Zometa alone.
5-4-10 Appt. with Dr. Slamon to see what is next? Waiting on FISH results from femur biopsy.
Results to FISH was unsuccessful--this happens less then 2% of the time.
7-7-10 Recurrence to RT axilla again. Back to UCLA for options.
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