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cocacolakid2001 · 03-09-2006, 05:05 PM

New to this site but have so many questions. Can I start with asking for anyone with a similar diagnosis to give me some insight, any insight, into what my future might be? I'm very confused right now. I have a positive attitude about treatment but just can't help but think about "final outcome" could possibly be. I have a little boy that I so want to see grow up.

I seem to read so much about the "bad things" relating to other similar diagnosis to mine. As in I feel like I've been given the official "death sentence" I am halfway through chemo (FEC combination) and will start Herceptin, Carboplatin & Docetaxel next week. I seem to be finding more "bad" about the side effects of these drugs versus the people who are having a "good" reaction to these drugs (ie. side effects).

Diagnosed ER-, PR-, HER2+, stage IIIb, T2, N3c, Mx--poorly differentiated ductal carcinoma

Any insight would be very much appreciated!!

03-09-2006, 05:05 PM	#1
cocacolakid2001 Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 6	New to site: ER-, PR-, HER2+ New to this site but have so many questions. Can I start with asking for anyone with a similar diagnosis to give me some insight, any insight, into what my future might be? I'm very confused right now. I have a positive attitude about treatment but just can't help but think about "final outcome" could possibly be. I have a little boy that I so want to see grow up. I seem to read so much about the "bad things" relating to other similar diagnosis to mine. As in I feel like I've been given the official "death sentence" I am halfway through chemo (FEC combination) and will start Herceptin, Carboplatin & Docetaxel next week. I seem to be finding more "bad" about the side effects of these drugs versus the people who are having a "good" reaction to these drugs (ie. side effects). Diagnosed ER-, PR-, HER2+, stage IIIb, T2, N3c, Mx--poorly differentiated ductal carcinoma Any insight would be very much appreciated!!