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Hello,
God love you....you have been through so much for being so young.
I was dx this past Jan with IDC ER-/PR-, Her2+++ at the age of 39. Had a lumpectomy and was node negative, but given the her2+++ component...I had 4 rounds of A/C followed by 4 rounds of Taxol with Herceptin and continued with weekly herceptin....my cancer continued to thrive.....discovered new lump in same breast 3 weeks after I finished my last round of Taxol and scan showed multiple nodules in both lungs. My Onc wanted to stop herceptin and just put me on Xeloda, but another Onc thought that trying the 2 together was worth a shot. So, that is what I'm currently doing. It's only been 3 weeks since I started the Xeloda and herceptin combo. Too early to really tell if it's working. I had a chest x-ray on Mon. and will see my Onc today to see where we are. She says that if she sees improvement, she wants to take me off the herceptin and leave me on Xeloda....and...see what happens. This is such a "wait-and-see" game isn't it??? Herceptin has proven to be such a promising drug for many her2 women.....I'm having a difficult time coming to the realization that it may not work for me. I wish you well....Take care, Amy
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