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Sherryg683 · 10-29-2008, 09:13 PM

My friend who had the reoccurance is on ACH, which is very similar to taxotere is doing 4 rounds. Our oncologist recommended 6 because that is what is the standard. She went to Sloan Kettering in New York for a second opinion and was told 4 treatments would be enough. I had 5 treatments of Taxotere Xeloda and Herceptin, I was scheduled for 6 but when my scans showed I was NED after 5, he said that I could stop the Taxotere and Xeloda. I offered to do one more but he said it wasn't necessary...sherryg683

10-29-2008, 09:13 PM	#14
Sherryg683 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,014	My friend who had the reoccurance is on ACH, which is very similar to taxotere is doing 4 rounds. Our oncologist recommended 6 because that is what is the standard. She went to Sloan Kettering in New York for a second opinion and was told 4 treatments would be enough. I had 5 treatments of Taxotere Xeloda and Herceptin, I was scheduled for 6 but when my scans showed I was NED after 5, he said that I could stop the Taxotere and Xeloda. I offered to do one more but he said it wasn't necessary...sherryg683 __________________ Sherry Diagnosed: December , 2005 at age 44 13+ positive lymph nodes Stage IV , Her2+, 2 small mets to lungsChemo Started: Jan, 2006 4 months Taxotere, Xeloda, Hercepin NED since April 2006!! 36 Rads to follow with weekly Herceptin indefinately 8 years NED now Scans every year Life is not about avoiding the thunderstorms, it's about learning to dance in the rain!