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Hi Suzanne: I have had 2 recurrence of skin mets in the form of rash, and nodules. They are very treatable but it may take trying a few combos to get the right one. Taxol works great for me. They put it with Herceptin because there is no way of knowing if it helps the Taxol or not and the docs do not want to waste time not using it. Herceptin alone doesn't work for me. The last recurrence I had Taxol,Herceptin and carboplatin. 12 weekly treatments and they were gone. Unless you are out of the USA its my understanding hyperthermia is used with radiation. This is the only way insurance will pay for it here. It may have changed. Radiation for me was a disaster. I was reading that unless the radiation burns the chest down to the bone its not effective. Have you asked about some scar softening treatments. I have a skin graft to the chest wall and I have this done for comfort measures. My husband has been showed how to do it for me. I get it done through the lymphedema clinic. I hope this helps. Hugs, Sandy
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