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Mel3 · 10-20-2010, 10:51 PM

This is my first post. I just started Herceptin and my doctor is only giving it to me every three weeks, no other option. I am taking it with Taxol and I've had two treatments. I was supposed to go every two weeks, but asked for three so I could recover each time. When I was first told about Herceptin my doc said I would receive it weekly, but now that has changed. I was diagnosed in early June, started A/C right away (4x) then had surgery in August, now on Taxol and Herceptin. I will receive Herceptin every three weeks for one year. I asked why I wouldn't be receiving it weekly, but didn't get a direct answer. I was told I would be receiving the same amount. I am having minor issues with the Taxol.

10-20-2010, 10:51 PM	#8
Mel3 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 92	Re: Herceptin weekly VS. Every three weeks This is my first post. I just started Herceptin and my doctor is only giving it to me every three weeks, no other option. I am taking it with Taxol and I've had two treatments. I was supposed to go every two weeks, but asked for three so I could recover each time. When I was first told about Herceptin my doc said I would receive it weekly, but now that has changed. I was diagnosed in early June, started A/C right away (4x) then had surgery in August, now on Taxol and Herceptin. I will receive Herceptin every three weeks for one year. I asked why I wouldn't be receiving it weekly, but didn't get a direct answer. I was told I would be receiving the same amount. I am having minor issues with the Taxol.