Her 2

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When I was told I was Her 2 positive, I got on the

computer and from what I read 25-30% of the breast

cancers are Her2 positive. That made me sad because I

didn't really want to be in the small %, guess I

figured if I was to have breast cancer I would like to

be in the higher group because it wouldn't make me

feel as special. Silly as it sounds that is how I was

feeling. However, it seems as if every woman that I

meet at my Cancer Center is Her2 positive and taking

Herceptin just like I am. Suddenly I don't feel as

special as I thought . When I talked to other

ladies who have had breast cancer, especially those

that have survived 5 years or more, most, if not all,

can tell me what they had, whether it was hormone

positive or Her2 positive. Most tell me they took a

little pill for 5 years and that was it (they may have

had masectomies or lumpectomies, chemo or radiation,

but in any case most took a pill for 5 years). Is

anyone else finding that there are more ladies testing

Her2 positive? Do you think those %s will have to be

readjusted upwards?

For those on tamoxifen, were you still having periods?

The reason I asked is that I stopped having periods 3

years before I had breast cancer and my doctor was

suggesting tamoxifen (I was 99% estrogen positive and

45% progestrone positive as well as HER2 positive.) I

thought if you stopped having periods, you wouldn't be

taking tamoxifen.

Anita

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