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Laurel · 06-29-2009, 05:10 PM

Dear Sweating Pig,

No propeller head here. I do like playing the odds, though, so here goes! Nothing clear on Her2 DCIS. If it were me, I'd want Herceptin, but that isn't an option for stage 0's yet. I would want something to treat the Her2. This vaccine at least offers that. The no radiation part bothers me a bit as it is standard protocol and well documented that it greatly decreases recurrence. However clearly it is not a part of the trial protocol.

Okay, Tom, here is how much of a pig I am. I'd roll for the vaccine. If I got anxious later on, I'd simply have the mastectomy! That way I'd have been treated for Her2 DCIS AND had the offending breast removed. Should go a long way to ensure my existence on this earth.

Yeah, I know, that isn't the unselfish answer, but you cannot argue with the wisdom, ethics yes, wisdom no.

06-29-2009, 05:10 PM	#2
Laurel Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Hershey, PA. Live The Sweet Life! Posts: 2,005	You're not the only swine... Dear Sweating Pig, No propeller head here. I do like playing the odds, though, so here goes! Nothing clear on Her2 DCIS. If it were me, I'd want Herceptin, but that isn't an option for stage 0's yet. I would want something to treat the Her2. This vaccine at least offers that. The no radiation part bothers me a bit as it is standard protocol and well documented that it greatly decreases recurrence. However clearly it is not a part of the trial protocol. Okay, Tom, here is how much of a pig I am. I'd roll for the vaccine. If I got anxious later on, I'd simply have the mastectomy! That way I'd have been treated for Her2 DCIS AND had the offending breast removed. Should go a long way to ensure my existence on this earth. Yeah, I know, that isn't the unselfish answer, but you cannot argue with the wisdom, ethics yes, wisdom no. __________________ Smile On! Laurel Dx'd w/multifocal DCIS/IDS 3/08 7mm invasive component Partial mast. 5/08 Stage 1b, ER 80%, PR 90%, HER-2 6.9 on FISH 0/5 nodes 4 AC, 4 TH finished 9/08 Herceptin every 3 weeks. Finished 7/09 Tamoxifen 10/08. Switched to Femara 8/09 Bilat SPM w/reconstruction 10/08 Clinical Trial w/Clondronate 12/08 Stopped Clondronate--too hard on my gizzard! Switched back to Tamoxifen due to tendon pain from Femara 15 Years NED I think I just might hang around awhile....