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pulmonary toxicity
Please read the article at the following web site and tell me what you think.
http://www.herceptin.com/herceptin/p...y_abc_long.jsp
I have had a really, really bad cough since Nov of 2007. I have been on Herceptin since Jan of 2007. I have had my heart checked and I am at 55%. My CT scans are now showing something in my bronchial tubes but all but one of my tumors are gone and the one that remains is only 2mm. My onc mentioned the finding in my bronchial tubels at my appointment 3 weeks ago but I didn't think it was anything to be concerned about (he didn't sound concerned) until I read this report.
Does anyone else on herceptin have a bad cough? Any lung problems?
Thank you for your help...I am really concerned.
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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.
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