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Val Pfeiffer · 10-26-2005, 12:28 PM

hi Alice--
I had neoadjuvant chemo and adjuvant chemo--Herceptin, Taxol & Carboplatin. Neo-adj was December, January and February, mastectomy first week of March, then three more months of chemo, followed by radiation. I was Her2+, ER/PR-, and had node involvement...5/8+....although in my case many of the cancer cells were already dead as well.

I have also chosen to get Herceptin weekly after everything, since Tamoxifen, etc. doesn't work with ER/PR- cancer cells.

I hate to give advice without knowing more, but the odds are so strong in these cases of a recurrence that I would definitely take the adjuvant chemo too. How large was your tumor?

Val

10-26-2005, 12:28 PM	#2
Val Pfeiffer Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 159	hi Alice-- I had neoadjuvant chemo and adjuvant chemo--Herceptin, Taxol & Carboplatin. Neo-adj was December, January and February, mastectomy first week of March, then three more months of chemo, followed by radiation. I was Her2+, ER/PR-, and had node involvement...5/8+....although in my case many of the cancer cells were already dead as well. I have also chosen to get Herceptin weekly after everything, since Tamoxifen, etc. doesn't work with ER/PR- cancer cells. I hate to give advice without knowing more, but the odds are so strong in these cases of a recurrence that I would definitely take the adjuvant chemo too. How large was your tumor? Val