Hi SusanStrong! Thank you for responding! I was set to have surgery first but a breast MRI showed the tumors were bigger than 2mm. So they recommended chemo and immunotherapy first to reduce the size. I am now getting the TCHP treatment. I've had 4 treatments with 2 to go for chemo
Then I will continue every 3 weeks with Perjeta and Herceptin. In June after another MRI we'll decide on the type of surgery followed by 4 weeks of radiation.

I was dx'd 2 years ago at my regular screening mammogram (on my 57th birthday) with IDC stage 1, grade 2, triple positive. It was a shocker! I felt scared & sorry for myself for about 2 weeks....then I got mad and decided to learn EVERYTHING about my cancer, gold standard treatment, and options available. By educating myself I can honestly say that it removed a huge amount of fear. I knew I wanted to do everything I could and be aggressive. I went into every oncology appt with a list of questions and made sure my doctor understood I wanted to fight. I started with a lumpectomy & lymph node dissection for additional testing (my surgical & oncology team felt they needed more answers than what my original biopsy gave) My treatment plan then became TH (taxol & hercepton) but if my tumor had been 2mm larger it would have been TCHP (2chemo drugs & 2 targeted therapies). Not gonna lie, chemo is tough but I made it my mission to go in every week (12 weeks total) with a smile & make someone laugh. I dressed nice but comfortable and refused to have a "whoa is me" additude. Food tasted awful so I stuck with a diet of "tolerable & healthy" with a mission of maintaining my weight. Targeted therapy lasted a full year, once every 3 weeks but it was fine. I ultimately decided to have a double mastectomy w/o reconstruction and I have no regrets, but you make the choice that make you comfortable - there are no wrong choices. Remember, with triple positive they can throw just about anything in the arsenal at us and something's gonna stick - we have tremendous treatment options.....we are the lucky ones. 😊

Welcome Susan, my diagnosis was just the HER2+. The protocols are long, it took me a little over a year to complete, but the targeted drugs are very effective. I am now 5 years out of active treatment for my Stage 2, Grade 3 IDC diagnosis. Wishing you all the best with your protocols! Hugs!