[MJo]

Because my tumor was small, I was about to go straight to radiation. In fact, I consulted with the radiation onc and had a start date. My medical oncologist interfered and insisted I consult with him first -- because of the Her2. He described Her2 as "evil" He gave me both sides of the story -- probably the surgery got all the tumor, 85% chance of it not recurring, etc. Then he gave me the other side: high oncotype score, Her2 status. Then he left it up to me. Believe me, I didn't want chemo. I was petrified. But I decided to hit it hard. The oncology nurse told me that if she had my diagnosis she would have done the same. After three A/Cs I was so sick that I didn't do number 4 and took a month to recover. I seriously considered not doing Taxol, but a after a month I felt healthy and strong and went ahead with it. The nurses cheered when I came back for my second round of chemo. This is not scientific evidence, but those doctors and nurses have seen some stuff and felt I made the right decision to be aggressive with my early stage Her2 cancer