Harrie, There are many women that do have side affects from herceptin...but I find more don't then do. (Or so it seems that way to me.) I did TCH also and I know when I was doing all three drugs I couldn't tell which one did what for sure. But I can tell you once I was off the taxotere and carb...herceptin was a piece of cake. I did forget to mention as Brenda said...I did have a runny nose most the time. It gets old to say the least. But again, towards the end of my year even that quit.
I think you will find herceptin is like being on pretty much nothing. Its a breeze after you get through your chemo.
It sounds like you are tolerating herceptin rather well already...so I wouldn't worry to much about all the posts you read about women having side affects. We all react so different to these drugs. I can pretty much bet you it will be a breeze for you too. I think you will find being tired is one of the worse side affects the day of herceptin. Other then that maybe the darned runny nose & headache off and on. I am so serious...towards the last 5 months of herceptin...I felt no side affects. It was great.
Good luck to you, you will do fine.
Chelee