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I am a MWFSurvivor and currently into my 7 month of Herceptin administered every 3 weeks for 1 year. Boy am I counting down the months to another celebration of finishing this milestone and removing my port-a-cath!
Have to say Herceptin is a breeze compared to the FEC/Taxotere/Xeloda then 8 weeks of radiation. Needless to say though during/after each treatment I do have flu symptoms for 3-4 days then between the 5-7 day I bounce back and feel good. My MUGA scans are done every 3 months and this is a MUST for anyone receiving Herceptin. My last baseline was at 51%.
Medical History: Found lump on right breast over 1.7cm week before Thanksgiving 2004, diagnosed December 2004 (tumor now 3cm), started chemo January 4, 2005 and finished in June, ER +, PR+, HER2/NER(FISH) + score 3.9, Bloom-Richardson 9/9, IDC & DCIS w/ lymphovascular invasion and Mitotic rate 3. No family history. End-of-June had lumpectomy w/sentinel node biopsy found positive node. Went for second surgery full axillary dissection with clear margins, no positive nodes w/matted nodes. Still managing lympdema which has caused migraines.