Hi all, my oncologist called me from home this afternoon to see how I was doing and to tell me that following on from recent research I could stop Herceptin now as I've had 6 months (10 doses). I already knew a lot of research had been done to determine whether the optimal duration is 6 or 12 months. She said that as I'd had such a good response to chemo, surgery etc. and no lymph node involvement that she was confident I could stop now.
I'm scheduled to get my 11th dose on Tuesday and after a bit of thought and discussion I've decided to go ahead with it...may as well throw one more dose at it. The chemo unit has moved from Kirkcaldy to Dunfermline as it's a bit more isolated there.
She also said that any newly diagnosed patients are only being 6 months in their treatment plan from now on. Has anyone else had their doses reduced? I'm a tiny bit cynical this is happening during the current crisis but I was aware of the research.
