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Anyone heard this?
As my ONC. and I were discussing my "subjects" for today, he said something interesting. He said that the scientific community isn't so sure anymore that Her2+ is as aggressive as once thought. He meant in a literal sense, not just with Herceptin being around. Although Herceptin can be a best friend to us Her2+ gals!
I was telling him the story about one of my friends (and also a patient there) going into a support group meeting 8 years ago and telling them she was Her2+. They all took a sharp intake of breath, as if she wouldn't make it to the next meeting. Hence how our conversation got started.
Anyone else hear this latest rumbling? I am going to ask him more when I see him again. Wouldn't it be nice if we could be just a teeny, tiny bit less scared?
Take care,
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Krista
Diagnosed 3/29/2007 @ age 34
Stage 1, Node Neg. (SNB), Grade 2, 1.4 cm. IDC
ER/PR 90%+ HER2 +
6 TCH started 5/25/2007, ended after #5 due to steroid "reactions" and neuropathy in feet and hands
BUT--#6 CH w/o Taxotere
Begin Herceptin alone 9/28/2007
30 rads completed 12/19/2007
Finish Herceptin 5/9/2008
Stopped Tamoxifen early--HATED it.
Married 17 years
13-year old son
3 embies on ice (from 1999)
GA, USA
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