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Becky · 09-19-2007, 06:56 PM

Lani has hit on it dead on. As many of you know, I am a runner. Couldn't even do it when only on Herceptin alone (which I took for 16 months). I started getting into the changeover from walking to running 6 months after Herceptin was over. Now at a year over, I am going 6 miles at a clip with no problems but during and right after, it was walking only. I couldn't take a deep enough breath to even think about it. I attributed it to low red count but I still have that or just the whole chemo thing but, it must have been the Herceptin. None the less, I wouldn't have traded the Herceptin for anything and was grateful for every drop.

09-19-2007, 06:56 PM	#7
Becky Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Stockton, NJ Posts: 4,179	Lani has hit on it dead on. As many of you know, I am a runner. Couldn't even do it when only on Herceptin alone (which I took for 16 months). I started getting into the changeover from walking to running 6 months after Herceptin was over. Now at a year over, I am going 6 miles at a clip with no problems but during and right after, it was walking only. I couldn't take a deep enough breath to even think about it. I attributed it to low red count but I still have that or just the whole chemo thing but, it must have been the Herceptin. None the less, I wouldn't have traded the Herceptin for anything and was grateful for every drop. __________________ Kind regards Becky Found lump via BSE Diagnosed 8/04 at age 45 1.9cm tumor, ER+PR-, Her2 3+(rt side) 2 micromets to sentinel node Stage 2A left 3mm DCIS - low grade ER+PR+Her2 neg lumpectomies 9/7/04 4DD AC followed by 4 DD taxol Used Leukine instead of Neulasta 35 rads on right side only 4/05 started Tamoxifen Started Herceptin 4 months after last Taxol due to trial results and 2005 ASCO meeting & recommendations Oophorectomy 8/05 Started Arimidex 9/05 Finished Herceptin (16 months) 9/06 Arimidex Only Prolia every 6 months for osteopenia NED 18 years! Said Christopher Robin to Pooh: "You must remember this: You're braver than you believe and stronger than you seem and smarter than you think"