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Re: Question: low dose Herceptin
I did weekly Herceptin during initial treatment to minimize heart damage. I don't remember having the every 3 week dose.
I did well, and I am hoping that your wife does too. I saw a discussion on these side effects and believe it has something to do with what Herceptin is mixed with to prepare it.
Hopefully one of the ladies in the know will pop up and give their advice. Perhaps it is not the Herceptin, but the solvent that is causing the pain and distress.
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Diagnosed 2007
Stage IIb Invasive Ductal Carcinoma, Pagets, 3 of 15 positive nodes
Traditional Treatment: Mastectomy and Axillary Node Dissection followed by Taxotere, 6 treatments and 1 year of Herceptin, no radiation
Former Chemo Ninja "Takizi Zukuchiri"
Additional treatments:
GP2 vaccine, San Antonio Med Ctr
Prescriptive Exercise for Cancer Patients
ENERGY Study, UCSD La Jolla
Reconstruction: TRAM flap, partial loss, Revision
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