HER2 positive
Hello dear ladies,
I've just got my pathology results back after my lumpectomy last week. I got clear margins but it's made it's way to one node and it's HER2 positive. I have to wait for a 2nd test o...
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Hi there.
like you am Her2 positive which is a good thing. We are one in 5 that can be treated with the wonder drug Herceptin which is an antibody targetting drug. I"ve been on it for the last 9 weeks combined with a chemo drug Taxol. I finish this combo on the 6th Jan then I continue with Herceptin for a further 9 months until Oct but every 3 weekly. I see this as a postive thing not a negative. A little inconvenient with having to have treatement into next year but if the cancer doesn't come back it's done it's job. I too had a grade 3 cancer but no lymph node involvement. I am also hormone receptor positive so I will also be starting Tamoxofin in the next few weeks.
Hope all goes well and I will have everything crossed for you on Monday.Good luck and feel free to keep blogging away. This is a wonderful site.
Love Alison xx