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Hi Joannie,

I don't know that I'm the best person to post any answers as I'm in the middle of treatment for IBC myself. I am also in British Columbia, Canada.

I finished chemo on Jan. 8th (4 AC and 4 Docetaxol) and start radiation next week. I am on herceptin and will be on tamoxifin once radiation is done. I will then have surgery.

I'm locally advanced (breast and lymph), with no mets anywhere else. No mets anywhere else is key. I am ER+, PR+ and HER2/neu +.

In Canada, herceptin is given only to HER2/neu + patients. Tykerb is curently not available to me nor in a clinical trial in my area. It is also given in HER2/neu+ cases.

My oncologist says that all my results are "treatable" and he and his team are treating me with intent to cure.

Yes, this is a scary breast cancer. But it can be beaten. I have met many women online who are LONG TIME survivors.

Believe.