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Perjeta/ Trastuzumab thoughts
Hi lovelies, I will start chemo soon. Perjeta as part of second part of my chemo is additional cost and not essential, what are your thoughts or experience on it? I am most likely going to go ahead...
@Cheri So glad you are getting the Perjeta! Thank you, I did still need surgery, currently recovering from it. Surgery seems to be a necessity in most cases. I underwent a nipple-sparing double mastectomy with immediate reconstruction - my surgeon just wanted to do a lumpectomy but at the end of the day you need to listen to your gut and fight for what will give you greater peace of mind.
In my case we discovered a bit of DCIS near the original tumour that we had no idea about, something that could easily have been missed if I had just gone with the lumpectomy. So now I'm going to have radiation because some of it could still be in me. Just something to think about when you start to plan your surgery and make a decision about lumpectomy vs mastectomy.
Best of luck to you going through chemo - the TCHP is a nasty cocktail but it does a good job of killing the cancer. Take care of yourself and if you want any tips to get through it I'm happy to help xx
In my case we discovered a bit of DCIS near the original tumour that we had no idea about, something that could easily have been missed if I had just gone with the lumpectomy. So now I'm going to have radiation because some of it could still be in me. Just something to think about when you start to plan your surgery and make a decision about lumpectomy vs mastectomy.
Best of luck to you going through chemo - the TCHP is a nasty cocktail but it does a good job of killing the cancer. Take care of yourself and if you want any tips to get through it I'm happy to help xx