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swelling thoughts
i've also had swelling problems. from my reading, it's more likely due to past taxol or taxotere. these drugs cause damage to blood and lymph vessels that make you more likely to swell in the future. taxotere in particular is the worst!
since herceptin is a "protein", it tends to draw water towards it. if your blood vessels are leaky from previous damage, then you will tend to always have some swelling problems. i don't think it's the herceptin directly, but more likely the effects of all our past chemos!
i'm a science geek so i'm sorry if this is too technical. just my thoughts. it seems like those of you who posted also got taxol or taxotere (which i did as well.)
all the best, sara
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