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cat among the pigeons
Hi everyone
Herceptin has a half life of 28.2 days so you could try having it every 4 weeks rather than every 3. You can have up to 6 weeks between treatments before they need to reload you. The 3 week dosing protocol allows for people to get over any other minor illness say a flu or bug and still not need reloading.
I am currently suffering from what is probably swine flu and should have had a treatment this week. But I will be better by next week hopefully and will have it then.....5 weeks from my last treatment.
I have been having it 4-5 weeks for years and am still NED (Stage iv). In Oct I will have been on herceptin 4 years.
So if the cost is a major factor, timing is something to think about.
jackie (down under)
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