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sarah · 09-03-2009, 01:24 AM

Hello,
I saw my onc and he said we should think about stopping herceptin in 6 months. Here in France it will be a mutual decision. I can stay on it for life if I want to. in fact he asked me if stopping worried me. The idea used to send me into a panic but i'm ok with the idea now.
my cancer has NEVER shown up on scans of any kind including a Petscan and MRI. the MRI showed some inflammation that was inconclusive. Only the biopsy showed that it had spread outside the breast.

so my questions:
1. Do I stay on herceptin - I have no ill effects from it
2. What are the best tests to see very small cancer? MRI, Petscan, Catscan. not clear on what each one does.
thanks
Sarah

09-03-2009, 01:24 AM	#1
sarah Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: france Posts: 1,648	advice to stay on herceptin or not? Hello, I saw my onc and he said we should think about stopping herceptin in 6 months. Here in France it will be a mutual decision. I can stay on it for life if I want to. in fact he asked me if stopping worried me. The idea used to send me into a panic but i'm ok with the idea now. my cancer has NEVER shown up on scans of any kind including a Petscan and MRI. the MRI showed some inflammation that was inconclusive. Only the biopsy showed that it had spread outside the breast. so my questions: 1. Do I stay on herceptin - I have no ill effects from it 2. What are the best tests to see very small cancer? MRI, Petscan, Catscan. not clear on what each one does. thanks Sarah