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Chelee · 03-31-2010, 11:55 AM

Hi Emelie, I asked about having this test several times and my onc's answer was always, "It's not prime time yet". Maybe that's why your onc isn't so quick to use it yet? I also asked a 2nd opinion onc up at the City of Hope about using this test and was told they don't use it either. Just wanted to let you know it's not only your place that doesn't want to use it yet.

Joe has posted some great ammo to show your onc so that alone might change his mind. So good luck and let us know what he says after he reads it.

Chelee

03-31-2010, 11:55 AM	#13
Chelee Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Southern, CA Posts: 2,511	Re: Dr. won't do Her2 serum test Hi Emelie, I asked about having this test several times and my onc's answer was always, "It's not prime time yet". Maybe that's why your onc isn't so quick to use it yet? I also asked a 2nd opinion onc up at the City of Hope about using this test and was told they don't use it either. Just wanted to let you know it's not only your place that doesn't want to use it yet. Joe has posted some great ammo to show your onc so that alone might change his mind. So good luck and let us know what he says after he reads it. Chelee __________________ DX: 12-20-05 - Stage IIIA, Her2/Neu, 3+++,Er & Pr weakly positive, 5 of 16 pos nodes. Rt. MRM on 1-3-06 -- No Rads due to compromised lungs. Chemo started 2-7-06 -- TCH - - Finished 6-12-06 Finished yr of wkly herceptin 3-19-07 3-15-07 Lt side prophylactic simple mastectomy. -- Ooph 4-05-07 9-21-09 PET/CT "Recurrence" to Rt. axllia, Rt. femur, ilium. Possible Sacrum & liver? Now stage IV. 9-28-09 Loading dose of Herceptin & started Zometa 9-29-09 Power Port Placement 10-24-09 Mass 6.4 x 4.7 cm on Rt. femur head. 11-19-09 RT. Femur surgery - Rod placed 12-7-09 Navelbine added to Herceptin/Zometa. 3-23-10 Ten days of rads to RT femur. Completed. 4-05-10 Quit Navelbine--Herceptin/Zometa alone. 5-4-10 Appt. with Dr. Slamon to see what is next? Waiting on FISH results from femur biopsy. Results to FISH was unsuccessful--this happens less then 2% of the time. 7-7-10 Recurrence to RT axilla again. Back to UCLA for options.