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Re: Should I do one more Herceptin?
I skipped my last dose of Herceptin...........my insurance company said they wouldn't pay (some kind of paperwork/date mix-up because I switched oncologists half-way through). I just didn't have the strength to fight the insurance company - and my oncologist said the last dose wouldn't really make a big difference. I received Herceptin every two weeks for a year. I was so happy he said I could be finished......and have no regrets at all. But I took the big guns to my small Stage 1 Grade 1 cancer by getting a mastectomy, so that gave me more confidence skipping the last Herceptin - plus the fact that I didn't have positive nodes. So Dianne don't worry yourself too much...........I think if your body is exhausted and telling you to take a break, you should listen.
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xxoo
Kathy
2/5/08 - dx age 53, post-menopausal;
IDC Stage 1, Grade 1
ER+ 90% /PR+ 90% /Her2++++, BRAC1 & 2 neg
3/5/08 - mast with muscle-sparing free tram;
0/7 nodes clear; Stage 1 lymphedema in right arm
3/11/08 - MRSA infection in abdomen causes large hernia
4/11/08 - Oncotype DX score 22 (intermediate)
4/12/08 - Muga score 67%
4/23/08 - Chemo, Navelbine and Herceptin every 2 weeks
8/20/08 - Last Navelbine infusion! Yay!
1/22/09 - First mammo since dx - unaffected breast CLEAR!
1/30/09 - Second Muga score 63%
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