Did you have surgery w/o doing chemo?

[Donna H]

Hi Vicki
I went along with my surgeon's recommendation of surgery first(lumpectomy). Chemo wasn't discussed until I got he HER2+ dx. I did 6x TCH, then continued with Herceptin for a year. I also had 33 radiation after chemo ended. My only recommendation is to avoid taxotere. I am in the 10% that didn't get my hair to regrow (I have about a third of what I had pre-chemo). Yes I am very happy to be 3 years of NED since dx but as a working woman age 52 I would be a lot happier if I had my hair back. It's a little, vain, thing but I would have preferred to know the real statistics about treatment. I commend you for researching and reaching out for information. Stay strong and be your own best advocate.