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Hi My am living in the UK and was randomised to recieve Herceptin for one year I finished last month! The year quickly dissappears and I realise its hard going back onto a chemo ward but its worth it. The dose given on the hera trial is higher than that given to patients with advanced disease who recieve it weekly and that is why it is administered more slowly primarily to ensure there is no reaction to the monoclonal antibody. The first is the longest wait 4 hours after finishing but after that it should only be 30 mins after you have completed.
I suffered from very little side effects and all my heart tests where fine too.
Diagnosed Aug 02 Lumpectomy 1.5 cm tumour ER+ve PR +ve 1 node involved. Followed by mastectomy as DCIS found. Then 4x FEC and 4 x Taxotere in TACT trial. I had my ovaries removed due to age so no Zoladex and now on Tamoxifen and completed 1 year of herceptin HER2++
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