Are you in Australia? For early bc yes you need to at least have some taxol with the herceptin. I would contact your oncologist and ask the question about your concerns with the tumor markers. I too have a her2 breast cancer. ..but I chose a mastectomy, sentinal node biopsy, chemo and herceptin even though I am node negative.
I am wondering if you are questioning your decisions? We all do. But it doesn't mean you cannot go back and revisit them. You could also discuss concerns with your breast care nurse. If you do re discuss decisions you need to ask questions about recurrence for not only 5 years but 10 years. Side effects can differ greatly for people and although someone can do it very hard on chemo...others do not. There is now research that supports that Ct-H can be as effective as ACT-H chemo and less toxic to the heart.
Australia has one of the best statistics in the world for breast cancer survival for 5 and 10 years...I guess that is because of the current treatment regimes. Have you asked the question of your chances of recurrence without the treatment? These are hard questions to ask ...but are necessary.
My niece had 2 miniscule her2 + breast lumps..less than 2mm ea, but 10 positive breast nodes out of 20. She had ACT-H and radiation and 14 years on is cancer free. I doubt that she would have got this far without that treatment.
Hope all goes well. Kath x
