Dear Marily,
Tomorrow one year ago I had my last infusion of Herceptin. So far so good. To answer your questions I can tell you that:
1.- I feel fine so far, sometimes a little tired.
2.- I have not been ordered to have a muga test or being seen by my cardiologist to check on my heart. I still feel some bone pain and some very small cramps in my legs, but keep on eating my bananas every day.
3.-I have my control test every three months. Bone scan only once a year- I had it in Febrary and was all normal. No blood tests.
4 and 5.- My brain seems to be fine but sometimes I find it hard remembering things, even at work my boss has noticed it. It is not severe, but it sort of scares me.
6.- I do not think my doctor is considering now more herceptin in the meantime.
Hope this helps.
Paty
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Dx. June 30th, 2006 at age 43
Lumpectomy rt breast
2.2 cm tumor, 13 nodes all negative
ER-PR+,her2+++
6 FAC
32 Rads
Dx. Lung fibrosis due to radiation
Ended 1 year herceptin in March, 2008
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