[Becky]

Dear Susan

I am sure you have read many of my posts. Many, many times I have reiterated, just because a woman is Her2+ does not imply that she should will automatically recur.

My onc told me that recurrence rates for Her2+ or triple negative is higher than the plain old hormone positive type and that I should subtract 10% off the stats on Adjuvant online. A woman with your stage would probably have a NON recurrence rate around 95%. So, let's say you have an 85% chance of not recurring (because of Her2+).

Also, things like exercise and eatting right also reduce your recurrence rate. And... from your "Join date" (on this board), you are already past the first two years where recurrence rates are the highest (and recurrence means local recurrence too - not just distant and that is part of the stats too. Not that we want any recurrence at all but local and distant are in the recurrence rate). So, you are getting more and more in the safety zone every day.

Not everyone needs additional treatment. The problems surfaces in the question of "who does" need more treatment than just surgery, surgery/radiation, surgery/rads and chemo? In the future, there will be more tumor testing to help answer these questions so that nobody is over treated.

Right now, you are doing well. Keep on walking and drinking that green tea and taking your Vitamin D3 supplements and ENJOYing those two girls. Things are going good for you and the odds are in your favor that they will continue to be.