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Old 03-13-2009, 11:14 AM   #5
MJo
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I had a cough while taking Herceptin. So did a friend of mine who was treated at the same time. We called it our "herceptin cough." In fact, I would start coughing about 20 minutes into my infusion. It went away a few months after I finished treatment
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IDC, Stage I, Grade 2
Oncotype DX Score 32
Her2++ E+P+, Node Neg.
Lumpectomy 11/04/05 Clear Margins
3 Dose dense AC (Couldn't tolerate 4)
4 Dose dense Taxol & Herc. (Tolerated well)
36 weeks Herceptin (Could not complete one year due to decrease in MUGA score)
2 years of Arimidex, then three years of Femara
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