Which treatment protocol to follow?
 

Recently diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer. 3 lymph nodes involved, estrogen positive. HER2 Neg.

Seen 2 Oncologist with 2 different protocols for Chemotherapy. I assumed treatment would be the same. Both said Perpheral Neuropthy would be a side effect of Taxol and Docetaxel Which treatment would provide best chance for nonrecurance and less chance for Perpheral Neuropthy.

Dr. M would be giving me 4 treatments (2 per month) using a combination of Adramycin (if available) or Epirubicin in its place along with Cytoxan and Docetaxel. All three drugs together. The next 4 treatments he would drop the Adramycin and continue with just Cytoxan and Docetaxel also given 2 per month. This would be followed by 5 years on an anti-estrogen drug of his choosing.
Total treatments 8.

Dr.P on the other hand would be giving me 4 treatments (2 per month) using only Adramycin (if available)or Epirubicin and Cytoxan). He would then follow up with 12 weekly treatments of only Taxol. This would be followed by 5 years or longer on an anti-estrogen drug. Dr. P indicated that he has several patients staying on the anti-estrogen drug longer then 5 years. Whether I come off after 5 years or stay on would be determined at that time.
Total treatments 16.

After completing Chemotherapy both doctors would refer me to a Radiologist to determine if additional radiation therapy would be appropriate and beneficial for me. I would greatly appreciate information.

Welcome to NeuroTalk.

This is such a highly specialized decision, I am unsure if the net will help you decide.

I hope some other posters come on with their experiences. But typically oncology is based on statistics and responses, and the doctors' experience.

I wish I could help you, but this is beyond my experience.

Deciding BC treatment IS a very personal issue...
 

Surgery or no, chemo or no, and all the rest!
The best source given to me by one w/BC is the following:
http://www.breastcancer.org/symptoms/
They do have a forum for specific BC issues and categories to address the variety of them! They're good people, as are those here.

Read thru their vast web site and LEARN... but listen and choose your docs wisely and treatments carefully. My post surgical treatments of the various estrogen blockers were an unpleasant experience, put mildly. At times worse than the 'problem'?
Don't let the fear paralyze you! Learn and fight! Getting 'well', is more of a long term thing? But the goals of those here and there are to GET WELL!
Hugs and hope - BIG TIME! Ask here if you aren't getting help from the heap of resources out there. Many here have been thru the 'C' mill as well as other issues.
Personally? I think fighting and WINNING? IS my best revenge!:D
:hug::hug::hug:'s! - j