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ElaineM · 08-13-2008, 04:18 PM

Hi Christie,
Something happened and I lost the note I was posting to you. I am sorry if you see two posts about the same thing from me.
Anyway, thank you for the invitation. Your country and the rest of Africa looks so beautiful and interesting. I hope we can visit you someday. Harrie and I are in Hawaii, so we are more than halfway around the world from you. It is great that we can make such interesting friends from all over the world.
I think chemo and Herceptin are given according to a person's weight and height. The first time a person receives Herceptin it is usually given a little slower to watch for side effects. Things should go faster the next time you receive it. 130 mg of weekly Herceptin takes about 30 minutes plus 10 minutes for two flushes. If you are going to get chemo with the Herceptin you should add how long that takes plus 5 minutes for an extra flush to calculate how long you are going your treatment is going to take. If you are going to take Herceptin every 3 weeks instead of every week it will take longer. Herceptin usually doesn't have as many side effects as chemo does most of the time.
Good luck. We are thinking of you.

08-13-2008, 04:18 PM	#63
ElaineM Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 3,142	love from Kenya Hi Christie, Something happened and I lost the note I was posting to you. I am sorry if you see two posts about the same thing from me. Anyway, thank you for the invitation. Your country and the rest of Africa looks so beautiful and interesting. I hope we can visit you someday. Harrie and I are in Hawaii, so we are more than halfway around the world from you. It is great that we can make such interesting friends from all over the world. I think chemo and Herceptin are given according to a person's weight and height. The first time a person receives Herceptin it is usually given a little slower to watch for side effects. Things should go faster the next time you receive it. 130 mg of weekly Herceptin takes about 30 minutes plus 10 minutes for two flushes. If you are going to get chemo with the Herceptin you should add how long that takes plus 5 minutes for an extra flush to calculate how long you are going your treatment is going to take. If you are going to take Herceptin every 3 weeks instead of every week it will take longer. Herceptin usually doesn't have as many side effects as chemo does most of the time. Good luck. We are thinking of you. __________________ Peace, ElaineM 12 years and counting http://her2support.org/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=48247 Lucky 13 !! I hope so !!!!!! http://her2support.org/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=52807 14 Year Survivor http://her2support.org/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=57053 "You never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have." author unknown Shared by a multiple myeloma survivor.