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Chelee · 11-11-2009, 05:32 PM

Hi Ellie, It's been a while since I did TCH but I do know it took a while for my counts to totally rebound to normal. I'm going to say about 5 or 6 months after finishing my last TC. (The herceptin did not seem to affect my counts at all.) But that Taxotere is really rough on the body but it's worth it because it does a good job at kicking cancers butt.

I'm just guessing here but I would say give your body another two months or a touch more and you will see your labs back to normal. As to the joint aches and pains I think you will find those will slowly but surely improve too in time. I know my aches and pains did not disappear overnight as I had hoped. (I can't remember if your on an AI or not?) If you are that can contribute to aches & pains. Everyones body is different and I've never had any aches I can blame on Herceptin...but that being said I've seen other women here complain of hip and knee pain from the Herceptin. I'm sure some more Her2 sisters will chime in soon.

But hang in there...I say two more months tops and your labs will be back to normal.

Chelee

11-11-2009, 05:32 PM	#3
Chelee Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Southern, CA Posts: 2,511	Re: Post taxotere blood results-advice please Hi Ellie, It's been a while since I did TCH but I do know it took a while for my counts to totally rebound to normal. I'm going to say about 5 or 6 months after finishing my last TC. (The herceptin did not seem to affect my counts at all.) But that Taxotere is really rough on the body but it's worth it because it does a good job at kicking cancers butt. I'm just guessing here but I would say give your body another two months or a touch more and you will see your labs back to normal. As to the joint aches and pains I think you will find those will slowly but surely improve too in time. I know my aches and pains did not disappear overnight as I had hoped. (I can't remember if your on an AI or not?) If you are that can contribute to aches & pains. Everyones body is different and I've never had any aches I can blame on Herceptin...but that being said I've seen other women here complain of hip and knee pain from the Herceptin. I'm sure some more Her2 sisters will chime in soon. But hang in there...I say two more months tops and your labs will be back to normal. Chelee __________________ DX: 12-20-05 - Stage IIIA, Her2/Neu, 3+++,Er & Pr weakly positive, 5 of 16 pos nodes. Rt. MRM on 1-3-06 -- No Rads due to compromised lungs. Chemo started 2-7-06 -- TCH - - Finished 6-12-06 Finished yr of wkly herceptin 3-19-07 3-15-07 Lt side prophylactic simple mastectomy. -- Ooph 4-05-07 9-21-09 PET/CT "Recurrence" to Rt. axllia, Rt. femur, ilium. Possible Sacrum & liver? Now stage IV. 9-28-09 Loading dose of Herceptin & started Zometa 9-29-09 Power Port Placement 10-24-09 Mass 6.4 x 4.7 cm on Rt. femur head. 11-19-09 RT. Femur surgery - Rod placed 12-7-09 Navelbine added to Herceptin/Zometa. 3-23-10 Ten days of rads to RT femur. Completed. 4-05-10 Quit Navelbine--Herceptin/Zometa alone. 5-4-10 Appt. with Dr. Slamon to see what is next? Waiting on FISH results from femur biopsy. Results to FISH was unsuccessful--this happens less then 2% of the time. 7-7-10 Recurrence to RT axilla again. Back to UCLA for options.