Re: Herceptin & Tykerb Together
 

Hi @bnb. I'll tell you what works for me: 1) Take it at night, so if there's going to be an issue you get it out of the way first thing in the morning. 2) Stay on top of any diarrhea, including taking Immodium when you notice pre-diarrhea symptoms (such as gas pains, tummy rumblings, etc.) 3) Stay hydrated. 4) Eat yogurt and take probiotics, 5) keep your fingertips lubricated. For the skin issues (inside my nose, and my fingertips) I love, love, love shea butter. L'Occitane sells pure, 100% shea butter. It's expensive, but it's amazingly effective for all kinds of skin conditions. It's an amazing moisturizer and it's anti-bacterial.

Some people advise a low-fiber diet, but I actually think the opposite works better for me.

My research nurse asked me to log the days I have diarrhea and note how many doses of Immodium I take. The last cycle I had it around half of the mornings. This month I started taking a probiotic every morning with breakfast. I don't know if it's causal or coincidental, but the incidence of diarrhea is down to less than 1/3 of the time. I might just be getting used to the Tykerb.

Re: Herceptin & Tykerb Together
 

I am stage IV mets and was receiving Herceptin once a week for the past three years. My cancer markers just started to go up, so my oncologist feels the cancer has become immune to it. He has switched my treatment to xeloda and tykerb to see how that works. He may add Herceptin back again later. I have been taking these for a week now and so far am not experiencing much for side effects. I feel more tired than usual, but other than that, so far so good. I'm not sure if I will have more side effects as time goes on or not, but I'm willing to give it a try. Hoping for NED

Re: Herceptin & Tykerb Together
 

Ok,,thank you!! ,,,feel good keep smiling!!