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time to squeeze your lemons + go to lemonland for breast cancer info. this week i asked a ucsf oncologist whether i should try to get heart drugs + try to complete my 52-week regimen of herceptin (drug infusions to prevent cancer recurrence by 50%). surprisingly, she said no. i wasn't ready for that answer. my first oncologist, who recently retired after 30 years, stressed to me that "prevention is the name of the game" + you need to take herceptin. he started me again on the drug after it made my heart ejection fraction percent drop in to the 30s last july (you need a transplant in the 20s). my current oncologist advised continuing herceptin with the aid of heart drugs, but said she understands if i don't want to risk more heart damage + discontinue herceptin. so now i've got conflicting advice from 2 doctors + "pick either choice" advice from another doctor... by ~mod*mom~ at 6.1.07 © 1 Comments:Good point. Rock and a hard place, again, huh? Good luck with whatever you decide. By Velma, at 1/08/2007 7:37 AM |