Terri, Hopefully you can see its very normal to feel the way you do after reading all the replies. I felt the same way at the end of my herceptin. I was looking forward to being done with it all...then once done I was almost begging to say on herceptin. Being stage IIIa with positive nodes and no rads I wanted some kind of protection. So I asked my onc if I could stay on herceptin to complete a full 2 yrs verses the one yr?
She said there was nothing saying two yrs was better so I was done.  So I asked to go see my 2nd opinion onc up at a larger cancer center. My onc agreed that "if" my 2nd opinion onc said "yes" to contining herceptin...that she would ok it. But my 2nd opinion onc agreed that one year was it. Its a scary feeling at first when you stop everything but I think "Ma" had good advice. You two girls go out and stay busy and have lots of fun.  That anxiety will lessen in time. Believe me...I know its not easy. You hang in there...it will get better I promise. Ruth is so blessed to have you by her side.
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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