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Laurieanne,
Although my regime was Taxatere + Herceptin, I too had tingling in my fingers. At times it was painful and made buttoning a blouse difficult. I also ended up with an infected finger. (I had a meltdown in the emergency room....this was NOT supposed to happen...I was DONE with Chemo)
But....the main info that I would like to pass along to you was that I had these challenges about a month after my last chemo. I finished in February and I had all these issues in late March. So our timing is similar.
I think that I was SOOOO ready to move on that I mentally moved on too quickly. It really does take a while for the drugs to work their way through your system.
But....it wasn't too long after that that the tingling gradually became less and I no longer have that sensation. I haven't had any further infected fingers.
I hope this provides some hope that it is just one last bump in the road that you can overcome.
Lori
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2007
Oct - Diagnosed - Stage IV 5 c.m. IDC - Left Side er/pr- Her2+++ Node + 2/14 - Single Liver Met Double Mastectomy Nov - Begin T+H 2008
Feb-Complete 6 cycles- T&H- NED
March - Continue - Herceptin Only
April - Rads for 6 weeks
2009
Continue Herceptin - Continue NED
April - Recurrance- 3 cm. Liver Met
May - Cryosurgery
June - November - Abraxane + Herceptin
Aug - PET/CT - CTC = 0 Back to NED
2010
January - Continue NED
July - Recurrance - 3 cm Liver Met CTC=1
August - Cryosurgery #2
August - November Navelbine
November - Back to NED - End Navelbine
2011
Feb - Recur - 4 cm Liver Met - Same Left Lobe
March Surgery it is -Couldn't get a clean margin
July - Confirmed continued liver involvement
August - Begin Herceptin + Tykerb
October - Mixed results from H+T
Add Abraxane + H + T - Nov - April
2012
January PET Scan - It's working!!
April - Back to NED
July - Recurrance
August - Begin TDM-1 Trial (Taxol + TDM-1)
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