[Jackie]

Havahj,

I was taken off of Herceptin after 6 months. My muga had dropped from 68 to 54. This is still in the normal range, but the drop was too much for comfort, and according to Genentech too much of a drop. I stayed off for 9 weeks (missed 2 treatments) then had another Muga and it was up to almost 57. I was then put back on Herceptin at only half the dose. We did this for 3 treatments and then another Muga and it was exactly the same as the last one. My onc. then increased my Herceptin some more, only half of the normal dose. The next one he increased some more....not full dose yet. I have one more treatment (in three weeks) before I will be finished with my year. I expect he will have this treatment at the full dose this time. We will wait and see. I asked if we would make up the treatments that I missed and he said no. I have a lot of confidence in my onc. He is highly regarded nation wide among other onc. even though he is in a small town. Hope everything goes well for you.