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Rozebud · 05-17-2005, 01:33 PM

Thanks for your warm welcome too Marcia!

Please do seriously consider herceptin. I think the closer you can add it to your adjuvent therapy (or even concurrently), the better. It is not like a normal "chemo", meaning as long as your heart function is doing ok, you can stay on it indefinately. So there is no need to save it for mets...it is an immuntherapy.

The decrease in recurrance and increase in survival rates in early stage bc because of herceptin is the biggest news in bc research in 20 years. Please read some of the posts on the boards, and you'll see what I mean.

And yes...you can get it without a port. I'm getting my last one through an IV this week. Feels GREAT to have that port out. Take care - Rose

05-17-2005, 01:33 PM	#9
Rozebud Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Olathe, KS Posts: 107	Thanks for your warm welcome too Marcia! Please do seriously consider herceptin. I think the closer you can add it to your adjuvent therapy (or even concurrently), the better. It is not like a normal "chemo", meaning as long as your heart function is doing ok, you can stay on it indefinately. So there is no need to save it for mets...it is an immuntherapy. The decrease in recurrance and increase in survival rates in early stage bc because of herceptin is the biggest news in bc research in 20 years. Please read some of the posts on the boards, and you'll see what I mean. And yes...you can get it without a port. I'm getting my last one through an IV this week. Feels GREAT to have that port out. Take care - Rose