Last Herceptin today
Just wanted to let everyone know that I had my last Herceptin treatment today. I'm 3 infusions short of a year but I'm sure I'll be fine. Reason for stopping at this point is that my last echocardiogram showed some heart problems. My oncologist told me that with all the treatment(s) I've had since my diagnosis that I have a 20% chance of a recurrence in the first 2 years. I figure that's pretty good odds for being Stage IIIc.
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Kate
Stage IIIC Diagnosed Oct 25, 2005 (age 58)
ER/PR-, HER2+++, grade 3, Ploidy/DNA index: Aneuploid/1.61, S-phase: 24.2%
Neoadjunct chemo: 4 A/C; 4 Taxatore
Bilateral mastectomy June 8, 2006
14 of 26 nodes positive
Herceptin June 22, 2006 - April 20, 2007
Radiation (X35) July 24-September 11, 2006
BRCA1/BRCA2 negative
Stage IV lung mets July 13, 2007 - TCH
Single brain met - August 6, 2007 -CyberKnife
Oct 2007 - clear brain MRI and lung mets shrinking.
March 2008 lung met progression, brain still clear - begin Tykerb/Xeloda/Ixempra
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