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Old 04-09-2012, 07:27 PM   #611
lizely
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Re: Please post your two cents on Herceptin "side effects" real or perceived!

I did TC x4 and H x12, finishing up this past February. My side effects were minimal - a small amount of neuropathy from the TC.

However, I have noticed that my blood pressure has risen considerably this past year and am concerned. It was always low and now it is high. Could this be due to Herceptin? (I am discounting other factors aside from a year of aging, as my diet has remained the same and I am a regular exerciser).

Since MUGA scans register your heart efficiency, if your heart can decrease efficiency from Herceptin, how does that affect your blood pressure? Does it affect both your diastolic and systolic levels? Will your heart efficiency return?

Need some help here.
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DCIS lumpectomy 2007 no additional treatment
Dcis 2nd lumpectomy 2009 no additional treatment
Her2+, mastectomy 4/2011 stage T1b, taxotere + carboplatin x4, herceptin for 1 year
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