Her2 diagnosis.
Diagnosed in Sept 2016, mastectomy and 4 rounds of chemotherapy every 3 weeks, followed by a further chemo every week for 12 weeks. This was a 'nicer/kinder' dose with fewer side effects. Although e...
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Hi there
I am almost 5 and a half years post diagnosis - very similar, mastectomy, 3 months of A/C, 12 weekly does of taxol, 12 months of Herceptin. Have been on femara ( letrozole) for 5 years. I hope to go off femara soon, but will depend on discussions with my oncologist. I would want some very convincing stats of the benefits of another 5 years though, to offset the side effects. I am well, living a normal life, working, travelling etc. I was HER2 positive in one lymph node only too, not in the original tumour - cancer cells are very shifty. HER2 positive is generally thought to be more aggressive, but what that means for individual cases can be streets apart. We'd all like a clear outline of what we can expect but different people go different ways. So live as healthily as you can and want, try not to worry ( if it helped we would all be well in a trice!) and think positive. Best wishes.