HER2 Support Group Forums - View Single Post - Should I have had AC with my Her2/Neu status?

Chelee · 04-22-2006, 02:01 PM

I was DX Stage IIIA, Er & Pr positive, Her2/Neu 3+++, Richardson scale 9 of 9, node positive. I was DX back in Dec. 05. Since then I have had lots of time to talk to others, read boards like this one and see what other peoples tx plans are.

I have noticed in the four months that it sure seems like people that have my DX...or very close to it...all had "AC" and then followed up with Taxol, herceptin....or Taxotere & herceptin. Either way...I keep reading that they all had at least four rounds of AC.

Why did I NOT get AC? I was started on Herceptin, Taxotere, & Carbpotin...with weekly herceptin. It worries me that I didn't have the AC...I want the best chances like anyone else does. Is there anyone else out there that has a simular DX as mine...and did NOT recieve the "AC" Treatments first?

04-22-2006, 02:01 PM	#1
Chelee Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Southern, CA Posts: 2,511	Should I have had AC with my Her2/Neu status? I was DX Stage IIIA, Er & Pr positive, Her2/Neu 3+++, Richardson scale 9 of 9, node positive. I was DX back in Dec. 05. Since then I have had lots of time to talk to others, read boards like this one and see what other peoples tx plans are. I have noticed in the four months that it sure seems like people that have my DX...or very close to it...all had "AC" and then followed up with Taxol, herceptin....or Taxotere & herceptin. Either way...I keep reading that they all had at least four rounds of AC. Why did I NOT get AC? I was started on Herceptin, Taxotere, & Carbpotin...with weekly herceptin. It worries me that I didn't have the AC...I want the best chances like anyone else does. Is there anyone else out there that has a simular DX as mine...and did NOT recieve the "AC" Treatments first?