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Old 06-04-2008, 11:10 PM   #392
harrie
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Anne, this is in response to your question about workouts. I am exactly like you....but I am called a "fitness fanatic" according to the inscription on my ipod. Anyways...I had absolutely no significant side effects from herceptin that inhibited my workouts. I, like you, do both wt training and cardio. I also had no significant wt gain from herceptin. Maybe this was partly do to the fact that I was fairly active during herceptin.

I did have to alter my workouts during chemo, but I won't get into that since your question was in regards to heceptin.

Prior to starting herceptin I was also a little concerned like you are because I read so many who had some serious side effects. So what I did was open a thread asking for those who had tolerated heceptin very well and had little if any side effects and I received a good number of responses and I felt better. Fortunately for me, I ended up being one of those who had minimal if any side effects. Hope you will be like that too.
PM me if you have any specific questions for me.
Good luck...
Maryanne
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1993: right side DCIS, lumpectomy, rads
1999: left side DCIS, lumpectomy, rads, tamoxifen

2006:
BRCA 2 positive
Stage I, invasive DCIS (6mm x 5mm)
Grade: intermediate
sentinal node biopsy: neg
HER2/neu amplified 4.7
ER+/PR+
TOPO II neg
Oncotype dx 20
Bilat mastectomy with DIEP flap reconstruction
oophorectomy

2007:
6 cycles TCH (taxotere, carboplatin, herceptin)
finished 1 yr herceptin 05/07
Arimidex, stopped after almost 1 yr
Femara
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