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Should I do one more Herceptin?
My doc says not doing #17 treatment doesn't matter. I have done all previous 16 herceptins and never missed one since I began them November 2008.
It's a hassle for me to get to the place where I have them. An all day journey.
I am tired of feeling fatigued and achy. And watery eyes and irritable bowels.
There is no scientific proof that 16 is the magic number. There is no proof that this stuff is even working in my body.
What say you, my sisters? It's Tuesday and I have to decide by Thursday morning......arrgghhh.....
Dianne
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Three years and 5 months NED
Dx: Aug 2008 right breast IDC with 50% of tumor DCIS, Stage II or IIA, tumor size: 2.1 cm
Grade 3
8/9 Richardson/Bloom test
ER+ weakly positive
Alred Score: 4 (suggesting I would strongly benefit from hormone therapy)
PR-,
HER2 positive +++
No vascular invasion
No lymph nodes involved
Surgery: Sept. 9, 2008 -Modified radical mastectomy, right breast. I chose to have a simple mastectomy on the left. Began Taxotere/Carboplatin/Herceptin November, 2008. Finished T/C March 2009. Finished #16 Herceptin Sept. 09. AI's and Tamoxifen made me sick. Began natural Tamoxifen which is Quercetin, I3C and a combo of other supplements. I am also a DES Daughter. There is now a link between DES exposure in utero and breast cancer!
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