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KCC · 09-13-2007, 08:54 AM

Hi-I am new to this board--I was wondering if some of you would answer the following questions for me as I start Herceptin tomorrow---

1)I will have my last chemo (Taxol) tomorrow, my onc wants to start me on Herceptin tomorrow---is it okay to get Herceptin and Taxol in the same day?

2)What are some side effects that I will experience on Herceptin?

3)I will have a mastectomy (possibly bilateral) and recon in November---Is it "heart" safe to be on Herceptin and endure such a surgery? (I plan on using my own tissue in recon)

thanks so much.

09-13-2007, 08:54 AM	#1
KCC Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: South Carolina Posts: 3	Herceptin questions Hi-I am new to this board--I was wondering if some of you would answer the following questions for me as I start Herceptin tomorrow--- 1)I will have my last chemo (Taxol) tomorrow, my onc wants to start me on Herceptin tomorrow---is it okay to get Herceptin and Taxol in the same day? 2)What are some side effects that I will experience on Herceptin? 3)I will have a mastectomy (possibly bilateral) and recon in November---Is it "heart" safe to be on Herceptin and endure such a surgery? (I plan on using my own tissue in recon) thanks so much. __________________ Kim