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sassy · 06-27-2009, 06:37 AM

Hey All,

I am working with a lady who was recently diagnosed as triple positive node negative. The only treatment mention to her so far has been tamoxifen.

I would like to arm her with some articles to take to her onc next week concerning use of Herceptin for early stage node negative (with or without chemo) and the use of AI over tamox.

What articles do you recommend?

Thanks for any help.

06-27-2009, 06:37 AM	#1
sassy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Mountains of Virginia Posts: 2,267	Lani, Becky, All--Triple positive, node neg, herceptin use Hey All, I am working with a lady who was recently diagnosed as triple positive node negative. The only treatment mention to her so far has been tamoxifen. I would like to arm her with some articles to take to her onc next week concerning use of Herceptin for early stage node negative (with or without chemo) and the use of AI over tamox. What articles do you recommend? Thanks for any help. __________________ Rhonda (Sassy) dx age 45 DX 2/15/05 Stage IIb (at surgery)restaged IIIa Left mast .9cm tumor 5 of 14 nodes Triple Positive 4 DD A/C 12 Taxol/Herceptin 33Rads Strange infect mast site one year aft surg, hosp 1 wk Herceptin for total of 18 months Lupron Monthly 4 yrs Neurontin for aches, pains and hot flashes(It works!) Ovaries removed 11/09 stop Lupron and Neurontin Arimidex 6 yrs (tried Femara, no SE improvement) Tried Exemestane-hips got so bad could hardly walk Back to Arimidex for year seven Zometa 2X Annual for 7years, Lasix Stop Arimidex 5/13 Stop Zometa 7/13-Bi-lateral Stress Fractures in Femurs from Zometa 5/14 Start Tamoxifen 3/15 Stem cell transplant to stimulate femur bone growth/healing 5/15 Complete fracture of right femur/Titanium rods both femurs 9/16 Start Evista stopTamoxifen 3/17 Stop Evista--unwelcome side effects! NED and no meds....... 14YEARS NED!