Any Stage II or III' Ladies getting Herceptin beyond Year Two

[Susan Rankin]

Hi,


I am Stage 2 and my oncologist said one year. I don't feel secure being without it but he said you have the Femara protecting you from a recurrence. I had one positive node, the sentinel, and the tumor was 1 cm.

I finished weekly Herceptin for a year on June 20 and I am acutally starting to feel better. I hope it continues. I will post regarding how I am doing without it.

Susan

[Becky]

I finished my year of herceptin on June 16 but I will be receiving 5 extra (every 3 week) treatments to actually end (last one) on Sept 29. This will take me to 2 yrs past diagnosis (Sept 1) which is the greatest time of risk for recurrence. My onc readily agreed to this but not to another full (second) year due to lack of results via the Hera trial. So... I was able to get 15.5 months of Herceptin but no more (unless there are positive results between now and Sept 29).

Kind regards

Becky

PS - I was Stage 2. 1.9 cm tumor with one minimally involved node. ER+ Pr - and I am on Arimidex as well.