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Nadi
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9 years ago

How long after Herceptin did you get your port removed?

For HER2 positive ladies, how long after Herceptin finished did you get your port removed? My Onc is recommending I keep mine until 2 years after Herceptin finished (which would be Dec 2018). I though...
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primek
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9 years ago
@Nadi yes my prolifetation rate was 69% I think. (Or 71...both high either way ) I did some research and the only stats I could find of recurrence within 2 years was without chemo and herceptin. And yes all the research papers stated how much they responded to chemo. Was yours es+ also like mine?