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Alice,
My diagnoses is very similar to yours.
I had neo-adjuvant chemo to shrink my tumors. I did two treatment of AC and it did not work. If I had it to do over, I would have taken the test Becky is talking about. I did not find this board until February of last year.
When the doctor realized that the AC was not working, he put me on Herceptin and Taxol that day. I had some cancer nodes on my skins, and by Saturday the Herceptin had made them disappear. I could feel the Taxol and Herceptin attacking my tumors that Saturday night. That was the best pain I have ever had in my life because I could tell it was destroying my cancer. I did my Herceptin weekly until I had my masectomy.
I did 4 treatments of TH and had my masectomy in April of 2008. I had five weeks of radiation from May to June.
In July, I started another round of chemo. This time the chemo was Taxotere, Carboplatin, and Herceptin. I had to do six treatments, and I finished these in November. I started taking Herceptin every three weeks in July, and I am still taking it. I plan on staying on Herceptin for at least another year since I also had BC in my L4 on my spine.
Also, I just started taking Tamoxifen in December. There is a test to see if your body will metabolize this drug too. I also learned about it from this board. I requested the test before taking the drug.
I have been NED since April 16, 2008.
Please let us know how you are doing.
Amelia
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