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Kavy · 01-10-2008, 03:24 AM

Hi, Karen,

I am sorry to hear about your progression.
I am also on Gemzar/Herceptin for 4 months now, after being on Nalvabine/Herceptin for almost 2 years. I am also stage 4 with lung mets.
At first, the only side effect I had with Gemzar was low red blood counts, it was very tolerable, but lately, I have had fever on the day of my treatment and I feel tired, mild short of breath, and the same thing happens a few days later, then I am back to normal, specially on my week off ( I have 2 weeks on, 1 week off, and Herceptin every 3 weeks). I also have swollen legs, but I am not sure the cause of it yet.
I hope this new treatment will be easy on you and it will make those mets be gone for good. By the way, I also had liver mets, several small ones, and they were gone after 5 months of Nalvabine/Herceptin. I hope the same thing happens to you.
Hugs,
KarlaV.

01-10-2008, 03:24 AM	#8
Kavy Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 157	Hi, Karen, I am sorry to hear about your progression. I am also on Gemzar/Herceptin for 4 months now, after being on Nalvabine/Herceptin for almost 2 years. I am also stage 4 with lung mets. At first, the only side effect I had with Gemzar was low red blood counts, it was very tolerable, but lately, I have had fever on the day of my treatment and I feel tired, mild short of breath, and the same thing happens a few days later, then I am back to normal, specially on my week off ( I have 2 weeks on, 1 week off, and Herceptin every 3 weeks). I also have swollen legs, but I am not sure the cause of it yet. I hope this new treatment will be easy on you and it will make those mets be gone for good. By the way, I also had liver mets, several small ones, and they were gone after 5 months of Nalvabine/Herceptin. I hope the same thing happens to you. Hugs, KarlaV.