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caya · 11-23-2013, 04:43 PM

IMHO, the docs are expert in their areas - the rad onc is the radiation onc. He knows all about radiation. The medical onc. (chemo) onc. knows all about meds - chemo, Tamoxifen, AIs etc. Her 2 is very aggressive, Nordko is right -hit it with everything you can on your first (and hopefully only) shot out there.... If you are ER+PR+ too, then see what the med. onc. has to say about AIs like Femara etc.

They will check out your heart function with a Muga scan or echo for Herceptin. Don't think that because you are 74 you should take the "easy" way out. I know an 80 year old woman who was Her2+ and did chemo and Herceptin. She did fine. Get a second opinion as Becky suggests - from a medical onc. You need rads for sure because you had a lumpectomy. I went full tilt and had a mastectomy and did not need rads because my 16 lymph nodes were all clear.

Good luck. We are here for you. You are a Warrior Woman now.

all the best
caya

11-23-2013, 04:43 PM	#5
caya Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Thornhill, Ontario Canada Posts: 2,320	Re: Too old for Chemo IMHO, the docs are expert in their areas - the rad onc is the radiation onc. He knows all about radiation. The medical onc. (chemo) onc. knows all about meds - chemo, Tamoxifen, AIs etc. Her 2 is very aggressive, Nordko is right -hit it with everything you can on your first (and hopefully only) shot out there.... If you are ER+PR+ too, then see what the med. onc. has to say about AIs like Femara etc. They will check out your heart function with a Muga scan or echo for Herceptin. Don't think that because you are 74 you should take the "easy" way out. I know an 80 year old woman who was Her2+ and did chemo and Herceptin. She did fine. Get a second opinion as Becky suggests - from a medical onc. You need rads for sure because you had a lumpectomy. I went full tilt and had a mastectomy and did not need rads because my 16 lymph nodes were all clear. Good luck. We are here for you. You are a Warrior Woman now. all the best caya __________________ ER90%+/PR 50%+/HER 2+ 1.7 cm and 1.0 cm. Stage 1, grade 2, Node Negative (16 nodes tested) MRM Dec.18/06 3 x FEC, 3 x Taxotere Herceptin - every 3 weeks for a year, finished May 8/08 Tamoxifen - 2 1/2 years Femara - Jan. 1, 2010 - July 18, 2012 BRCA1/BRCA2 Negative Dignosed 10/16/06, age 48 , premenopausal Mild lymphedema diagnosed June 2009 - breast surgeon and lymph. therapist think it's completely reversible - hope so. Reclast infusion January 2012 Oopherectomy October 2013 15 Years NED!!