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My nails are breaking after seven Herc. triples. I also have pain in both little fingers and my ankles and feet -- extremities. In fact, sometimes the little fingers fell like they are going to pop out of their sockets. My last exam, the nurse practicioner wrote this down. She says she tries to collect symptoms.
But here is an experience that reminded me that Herceptin is not like taking aspirin, which is how some oncology nurses and some oncs seem to treat it. I had a very busy week at work last week -- the major annual fundraising dance and silent auction for my social services agency. I'm very involved with planning. I also had Herceptin Wednesday. Usually when I have Herceptin I take it very easy for a few days -- leave work early, lie down a lot at home. This time I told myself, "OK, if Herceptin is as side effect free as I'm told, let's try full speed ahead." Ended up with cold, fever, exhaustion, coughing, etc. In fact, I felt as sick as I felt when I got chemo. Possibly my blood count went down and made me susceptible to germs. Who knows? From now on I will be very careful when I get Herceptin.
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