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Re: An Unexpected Benefit from Treatment
I have neuropathy from Herceptin and sometimes my feet feel like blocks of ice. Still, I am grateful to be in treatment and have the chance to be NED. I am currently getting daily radiation and weekly Herceptin. I REALLY FEEL the Herceptin when it is going through my veins. Have always been sensitive to chemicals anyway. Still I am grateful for the hope that Herceptin treatment gives to us. Radiation will end the last week of February and Herceptin will go on until August. I am hoping to be in a clinical trial for HER2+ vaccination next summer.
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[SIGPIC]
12/1/11 found lump in right breast
12/4/11 needle biopsy
12/14/11 core biopsy
came back positive for HER2 +, grade 3
1/4/12 lumpectomy, no metric stats at hand; lump was > 2 inches, + borders. 19 nodes removed, 17 positive
staph infection 2X
second opinion, www.carolinabreast.com.
March 12th - Adriamycin & Cytoxan every three weeks 4 cycles.
July 2 through October 8th - taxol and Herceptin every week with two cycles every other week.
October 22nd - 50 mgs. Benedryl & 600 mgs. Herceptin, was going to be every three weeks, but 600 mgs kicked my butt so now I get 200 mgs every week, through August 2013.
November 16, 2012, succesful simple bilateral mastectomy
December 26, 2012, began radiation. Side effects there, too. Sheesh. :-)
February 1, 2013, radiation ended.
August 1, 2013, last day of Herceptin
September 6, 2013, CT, found 2 cysts in lower abdomen. Nuclear bone scan clear!
September 13, 2013, sonogram checking those cysts -
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