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LOL Moon!!!  

Oh, I have a run for my money, Specialk has a TE poem on the TE trouble thread! LOL, I think I started something. LOL

OK Moon now u've started the battle of the poems--here we go

Well, you know, that was fun. I really haven't done that in a long time, since before Dx. I guess I am getting back to normal. New normal! LOL

Since people seemed to enjoy the poetry, I started up a haiku thread, blessings had added the first real one. LOL

Congrats Lago!  and many, many more to come! 

Moon-I love your poems!  You are so clever! 

Congratulations on 2 year NED Lago. Fabby dabby doo.......................

Liz  x

I found it Nance this really stinks I personally think a year is to long but hey I'M no doctor I think 6 mo every 2 or 3 weeks  should be plenty but who knows.. 

Oh great--I got a yr of herceptin weekly, and now I'm seeing a cardiologist--now it makes sense---

U all know I knw nothing technical and medical about BC but at the beginning I said all of this poison will do a lot to the body--u'll see LOL and after weekly cheo for way over a year and hercepton--even tho I'm done so many SE have happened and they are not the usual as u get older, it goes from not to bad to critical and I'm on this ride. I never believed in taking meds---well I was hardly sick so I didn't need to--I just always thought when u'r putting something foreign in u;r body it has to react. The old for every action there is a reaction. And altho cancer may be put at bay (I never think cured) sorry and maybe forever there are things that will lurk in u'r body--probably depending on how much u had or the different types u had. And mine seemed to change every few months and went on and on and then after the rads in the summer of 2010 and now meds. and loads of them to counteract so many things. From someone who didn't believe in all these meds I', a walking drug machine--I know they are keeping things away, but I don;t have as many good days as bad ones--I'm really not complaining Im just saying I WAS RIGHT--especially since I know nothing medically speaking. LOL

kayb - ah, I see your point.  Quite possibly she is referring to the same article.  

OK why did I read this??????????????????????

And also no where else but cancer treatment are so many decisions up to the patient.  This chemo or that, this surgery or that.  It's hard to make those decisions when you don't know much, especially at the beginning of treatment.

My understanding of this article is that there is nothing new other than the numbers may be a bit higher than they thought. The increased risk or heart issues when treated with Herceptin with Adriamycin has always been there. I always thought that the risk was not just while doing the treatment but long after. I believe it's the reason why my onc seems to recommend TCH. The article also said the average age was 60. So until we see the breakdown it might be the older women that are more likely to have issues.

"And, the biggest increase in risk was seen in those on both anthracyclines and Herceptin. Those patients showed a sevenfold increased risk at the five-year mark, the researchers said."

Don't let reporters scare you into thinking you will get this. You may have this issue. So understand the symptoms of CHF and other heart issues. We all know taking any drug isn't risk free.

Rozem..

Not sure I understand your question but disease free meaning no rcurrence or mets.....overall survival...all those surviving disease free AND those who've recurred and had mets included.