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Consumed with fear of recurrence
Hello her2 sisters. I am fairly new and just keep reading and readng and see so much positive feedback yet I am still so consumed with recurrence. I was diagnosed Sept 10 with stage 1 grade 3 er/pr+ her2+. No lymph nodes involved. My oncologist said that my her2 was dormant and had not yet begun to do its job so I take that as a good thing but still constantly worry, worry, worry. I had a mastectomy and 6 rounds of tch and will finish with herceptin in Nov. 11 and just started on femara. I read some many discrepancies with recur rates that I just do not know what to believe.Any input would be greatly appreciated. I know that you are either 0% or 100% and no one can predict our outcome. I read here that herceptin does not work for everyone. How do I know that it is working? I just had my 6 month follow up and so far so good. Thank the lord. I get stronger every day and it has gotten somewhat better. Thankful for a very loving supportive husband who encouraged me to go on when I thought that I could not put one foot in front of the other. Self esteem has been another problem for me since my oncologist does not want me to have reconstruction until I am done with herceptin and no hair. Just so much to deal with. Thank you for letting me get all of this off my chest. Blessing to you all. Darlene
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