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Has anyone had anemia from taking the Herceptin. My counts are still not back into the normal range 6 months after finishing taxol -- still on Herceptin weekly.

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PATTY
FOUND MY TUMOR IN 11/08 AFTER CLEAR MAMMOGRAM ON 5/31/08
DX 12/09/2008 STAGE II
CHANGED TO STAGE IIIA AFTER MRI
SURGURY FOR TWO PET SCAN NODES IN CHEST NEGATIVE (DEC08)
AC (4 COMPLETE MAR09)
TAXOL HERCEPTIN (12 TREATMENTS COMPLETE IN JUN09 )
SURGERY IN JUN09 - COMPLETE RESPONSE (BOTH BREASTS NEG AND 9/9 LYMPH NODES NEG) NED
HERCEPTIN RESTARTED IN JUL09 WEEKLY UNTIL JUL10
PET SCAN - NEGATIVE DEC11 AND AUG09
BRAC - NEGATIVE SEP09
28 RADS COMPLETE SEP09
BONE SCAN - NEGATIVE MAR10
PET SCAN - NEGATIVE DEC11
PET SCAN - SARCOIDOSIS OCT11 thought cancer was back thank The Lord it is not they think!!!!!!

12-10-2009, 06:19 PM	#470
pmm10414 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Merritt Island, FL Posts: 53	Re: Please post your two cents on Herceptin "side effects" real or perceived! Has anyone had anemia from taking the Herceptin. My counts are still not back into the normal range 6 months after finishing taxol -- still on Herceptin weekly. __________________ PATTY FOUND MY TUMOR IN 11/08 AFTER CLEAR MAMMOGRAM ON 5/31/08 DX 12/09/2008 STAGE II CHANGED TO STAGE IIIA AFTER MRI SURGURY FOR TWO PET SCAN NODES IN CHEST NEGATIVE (DEC08) AC (4 COMPLETE MAR09) TAXOL HERCEPTIN (12 TREATMENTS COMPLETE IN JUN09 ) SURGERY IN JUN09 - COMPLETE RESPONSE (BOTH BREASTS NEG AND 9/9 LYMPH NODES NEG) NED HERCEPTIN RESTARTED IN JUL09 WEEKLY UNTIL JUL10 PET SCAN - NEGATIVE DEC11 AND AUG09 BRAC - NEGATIVE SEP09 28 RADS COMPLETE SEP09 BONE SCAN - NEGATIVE MAR10 PET SCAN - NEGATIVE DEC11 PET SCAN - SARCOIDOSIS OCT11 thought cancer was back thank The Lord it is not they think!!!!!!