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jra40 · 06-23-2011, 06:01 AM

I have been getting Herceptin along with Taxol weekly since March. My cycle is three weeks of Taxol and Herceptin then one week of Herceptin alone. I will be finishing the Taxol portion next week and will receive Herceptin weekly until my surgery in August, then I will get it every 3 weeks for another year. I have found that I do not have any side effects when on Herceptin alone. Getting my echo cardiogram done at the end of July to see if there has been any effect on my heart. It seems that this type of treatment has been working for me, can hardly feel the tumor at this point!

06-23-2011, 06:01 AM	#11
jra40 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Pittsburgh, PA. Posts: 260	Re: Is weekly Herceptin common? I have been getting Herceptin along with Taxol weekly since March. My cycle is three weeks of Taxol and Herceptin then one week of Herceptin alone. I will be finishing the Taxol portion next week and will receive Herceptin weekly until my surgery in August, then I will get it every 3 weeks for another year. I have found that I do not have any side effects when on Herceptin alone. Getting my echo cardiogram done at the end of July to see if there has been any effect on my heart. It seems that this type of treatment has been working for me, can hardly feel the tumor at this point!