RE: I have a question

[Guest guest]

Hi Elke,

The good news is your cancer was caught early stage.

If the Her2Neu comes back positive, your oncologist might suggest a year

of Herceptin. Her2Neu positive tumors also respond well to certain kinds

of chemo, so your onc. might recommend a different chemo combination.

What chemo is your onc. recommending?

I haven't heard of KI67. It's amazing how quickly the treatments can

change and new tests are done to determine what will work best for you.

Please keep us posted.

take care,

[Guest guest]

Elke,

I had my surgery almost 16 yrs ago and they didn't do the HER2 test but I know a lot of ladies that have had this so maybe they can answer your question. I will keep you in my prayers.

Hugs

nne

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I have a question

I had my first Onc visit this week and so far it was good news. He said if anything can be good about this I am very lucky that I got clear margins, no node involvement. ER and PR + the only bad thing was the KI67. This thing was growing at very fast speed. So then he said Rads you already know about, hormone (Tamoxifen) and then went on to the Chemo discussion. He said as it stands now I would not have to get the strongest kind but the HER2 is not back yet and that could change it. He then got the nurse to call the surgeon about the Port so I didn't get to ask him about the differnce in treatment however the HER2 comes back. Any ideas? Thanks Elke

[Guest guest]

Elke,

I had my surgery almost 16 yrs ago and they didn't do the HER2 test but I know a lot of ladies that have had this so maybe they can answer your question. I will keep you in my prayers.

Hugs

nne

Breast Cancer Patients Soul Mates for Lifehttp://www.geocities.com/chucky5741/breastcancerpatients.htmlCheck out my other ornaments atwww.geocities.com/chucky5741/bcornament.htmlLots of info and gifts at:www.cancerclub.comCinDWood Craftshttp://www.cindwoodcrafts.com

I have a question

I had my first Onc visit this week and so far it was good news. He said if anything can be good about this I am very lucky that I got clear margins, no node involvement. ER and PR + the only bad thing was the KI67. This thing was growing at very fast speed. So then he said Rads you already know about, hormone (Tamoxifen) and then went on to the Chemo discussion. He said as it stands now I would not have to get the strongest kind but the HER2 is not back yet and that could change it. He then got the nurse to call the surgeon about the Port so I didn't get to ask him about the differnce in treatment however the HER2 comes back. Any ideas? Thanks Elke

[Guest guest]

Hi Elke,

I had two tests for the HER2 neu. The first was positive so they did the FISH test and my oncologist said that came back negative. If it's positive, you might get placed on Herceptin, like someone else mentioned. My tumor is ER+ PR-, so it's different than yours. I have my second chemo treatment tomorrow after my second visit with my oncologist, and I am receiving adriamycin and cytoxan (or AC as the Love book refers to it). I have all my questions written down. I wish you all the best of luck. I have a port too, and I'm still getting used to that "thing" in my chest...it was my very first incision! Keep us posted!

Happy Mother's Day to all the mom's out there!

Warm regards,Therese

Reply-To: breastcancer2 To: breastcancer2 Subject: I have a questionDate: Sun, 14 May 2006 04:30:46 -0000I had my first Onc visit this week and so far it was good news. He said if anything can be good about this I am very lucky that I got clear margins, no node involvement. ER and PR + the only bad thing was the KI67. This thing was growing at very fast speed. So then he said Rads you already know about, hormone (Tamoxifen) and then went on to the Chemo discussion. He said as it stands now I would not have to get the strongest kind but the HER2 is not back yet and that could change it. He then got the nurse to call the surgeon about the Port so I didn't get to ask him about the differnce in treatment however the HER2 comes back. Any ideas? Thanks Elke