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Hi I'm new
I've been lurking for a bit and this site has been great! So much info and support. I was just diagnosed stage 4 in Jan so still going through the shock phase. I started herceptin, perjeta and taxol in February. Taxol is weekly, others are every 3 weeks. Never been on Chemo before since my original was DCIS and I had a mastectomy. Never thought this would happen!!!! I guess nobody does....
One question - my bp has been slowly increasing on treatment. I was normally 110/60. Now I am 145/80. I'll talk to doc next week and I know this is a herceptin side effect. Has anyone on this combo ever had blood pressure meds to address this? I haven't had bp problems before this. Any advice?
Thanks and look forward to getting to know everyone.
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2009: dcis rt side, mastectomy, no chem or rads
2009: rt recon implant.
Jan 2014: stage 4. pain right side, found "too many to individually account for" liver mets. Found right axilla lymph nodes and nearby mass (source). Lung, lymph and bone mets. Brain clear by MRI. Er and pr neg, HER2 +++
Feb 2014: herceptin, perjeta, taxol
July 2014: no active disease, only bone scars and 1 liver scar! Tumor markers all normal again.
Dec 2014: seizure, 3 brain mets (15, 5 and 3 mm)
Feb 2015: Linac Stereotactic Radiation for brain mets
June 2015: no new brain mets, old ones greatly reduced in size. Bod still no active disease
October 2015: New brain Met, zapped by Stereotactic rads, watching another spot
Jan 2016: The other spot grew, zapped again. Still on herceptin and perjeta every 3 weeks
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