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Angela · 08-08-2007, 11:05 PM

My muga dropped to 50.7 but I am still receiving Herceptin. I have a cardiologist who has put me on Coreg (a beta blocker for the heart). He said that a study was done showing that cancer patients taking Coreg and Herceptin did not have much of a drop in their Mugas. I was not put on Coreg until after my muga dropped because I didn't go to the cardiologist until I had the decrease in the muga.

08-08-2007, 11:05 PM	#7
Angela Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 45	My muga dropped to 50.7 but I am still receiving Herceptin. I have a cardiologist who has put me on Coreg (a beta blocker for the heart). He said that a study was done showing that cancer patients taking Coreg and Herceptin did not have much of a drop in their Mugas. I was not put on Coreg until after my muga dropped because I didn't go to the cardiologist until I had the decrease in the muga. __________________ Hugs and Smiles, Angela - NC Dx May 2003 at age 39 Lt mastectomy, no nodes DCIS, PR- ER- Her+++ 4 rounds AC Recurrence Dec 2006 Rt lung 2/07 - 3 Brain mets - Radiation 3/07 - Carboplatin and Herceptin 8/07- mets stable. Finished Carboplatin-remain on Herceptin 12/07 - Herceptin only 5/08 - Lung mets grew - tykerb and Navilbene. Reaction to Tykerb -9/08 Herceptin again 12/08 - Lung mets growing - xeloda. 8/09 - Given Zometa for precaution 10/09 - Lung mets back plus new ones. - Put back on Xeloda. 1/10 – Began short-term disability 2/10 –Lung mets growing - Gemzar 9/2010 – Scan show tumors in lungs growing. Put on Ixempra (every 3 weeks). MRI of the brain showed a brain bleed but it had stopped bleeding.