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Herceptin Cough
I had a non-productive cough about 1/3 way through Herceptin treatments that were administered every three weeks. The coughing was interfering with meetings at work and keeping me and my husband awake at night.
After seeing a cardiologist with several tests and a pulmonologist, the oncologist felt that the coughing and corresponding high pulse were from the Herceptin. I took a month off of treatments and the coughing stopped. I am now back on Herceptin every week and tolerating it very well. The coughing was a symptom of cardiomyopathy and my EJ was about 45-50%. You might want to discuss weekly treatments with your oncologist.
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Diagnosed 11/06; IDC
Stage 1, Grade 2
MRM 12/06; 19 nodes removed, all negative
ER/PR-, HER2+++ - 4 rounds AC - every 3 weeks
- 3 rounds Taxol + Herceptin - every 3 weeks (developed allergy to Taxol so stopped treatment)
- Weekly Herceptin after Herceptin-induced cardiomyopathy from treatments every 3 weeks
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