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tricia keegan · 11-02-2011, 12:19 PM

I think I felt the same during my chemo and all that kept me going was the fear of the cancer was bigger than the fear of chemo!
Herceptin for me was a breeze and I had few if any side effects to speak of so really it did'nt bother me to go every three weeks for the year and it went by quickly.
I was also fortunate with rads and did'nt burn at all and just went slightly pink and itchy, the tx takes only minutes so looking back, once I finished the chemo the rest was very do able!
Good luck with your decision, there was a lady on another support site diagnosed with me and she chose Vit C infusions rather than chemo although she was'nt her2+, she has since sadly recurred to stage iv but is having a good response to Faslodex. In your case perhaps herceptin alone with rads may suffice, why not discuss with your onc again for his opinion??

11-02-2011, 12:19 PM	#4
tricia keegan Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Ireland Posts: 3,463	Re: advice please I think I felt the same during my chemo and all that kept me going was the fear of the cancer was bigger than the fear of chemo! Herceptin for me was a breeze and I had few if any side effects to speak of so really it did'nt bother me to go every three weeks for the year and it went by quickly. I was also fortunate with rads and did'nt burn at all and just went slightly pink and itchy, the tx takes only minutes so looking back, once I finished the chemo the rest was very do able! Good luck with your decision, there was a lady on another support site diagnosed with me and she chose Vit C infusions rather than chemo although she was'nt her2+, she has since sadly recurred to stage iv but is having a good response to Faslodex. In your case perhaps herceptin alone with rads may suffice, why not discuss with your onc again for his opinion?? __________________ Tricia Dx July '05 IDC 1.9cm Triple positive 3/9 nodes positive A/C X 4 ..Taxol/Herceptin x 12 wks then herceptin 1 yr Rads x 36 ..oophorectomy August '06 Currently taking Arimidex.. June 2011 osteopenia/ zometa x1 yearly- stopped Zometa 2015 as Dexa show normal bone density. Stopped Arimidex July 2014- Restarted Arimidex 2015 for a further two years on the advice of my Onc. 2014 Normal Dexa scan 2018 Mammo all clear, still NED!