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After surgery, 18 months ago I was told I was hormone negative, HER2 + so my treatment included AC/taxol Dose dense for 4 months, 33 rads and herceptin for 1 year (due to finish in 2 months).
On my first visit with the surgeon since that time, just recently, he told me that the core needle biopsy said i was 99% hormone positive, yet the surgery tissue results came back strongly 'hormone negative'. Based on this result, he has represented my case in a meeting with other health professionals. A re-testing was also done on both the core and after surgery tissue which produced the same results. Due to this, the oncologist and surgeon want to change my treatment to reflect the core hormone positive results as they think ths biopsy is the most accurate test of the two.
This new treatment will involve tamoxifen and either removing my ovaries (to decrease ER production) or monthly Zolodex injection to stimulate temporary hormone suppression. This is because I have gone back to being pre-menopausal, 6 months after the chemo.
I am in a real quandry as to what to do here and would love a second opinion and/or to see if anyone else has had a similar experience.
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Age 40 -dx April 06 right breast 3.5cm, 9/13 nodes +, ER/PR-, Her2+. DD 4X AC, DD 4 X Taxol, 33 rads, 1 year - 3 weekly Herceptin ends 27/09/07.
Aug 07 - dx ER+ (95%) PR+ (90%) due to original core biopsy result (surgical was ER/PR negative).
Aug 07 - started Tamoxifen and monthly Zolodex to suppress ovary function as returned to pre-menstrual Feb 07 after chemo pause (June 06-Feb).
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