Rhondat, Congratulations on finishing your year of herceptin. Although I know that can bring mixed emotions. You can be glad that your done, but also feel like your not doing anything to keep it from coming back.
But to answer your question...yes there are women here that have *not* had any recurrances.  I am sure when they see your post they will be more then glad to say hi and tell you a bit about them. So no...you are not a sitting duck even though I know you feel that way at the present. These days even though your her2/neu so much has changed. The treatment for it has come a long way. Its hard at first but things will get back to normal. As we all say...a NEW normal...nothing is every the same after something like this. But you have lots to look forward too. Hang in there...
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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