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islandgirl · 01-26-2010, 07:17 PM

Hi Cheezy: Just got your comments regarding your herceptin side effects. It IS difficult, isn't it, to discern what is what. I'm told I have fibromyalgia now (which, frankly, I don't even like to say out loud because people seem to roll their eyes). I have been an avid gardener and though petite, have always prided myself in being able to lift lots of weight, be strong, tough. Now I seem to pick up the "Joy of Cooking" cookbook and feel sore in my thumbs and arms. I mean, how dumb is that? I wish you well.

Islandgirl

01-26-2010, 07:17 PM	#477
islandgirl Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 22	Re: Please post your two cents on Herceptin "side effects" real or perceived! Hi Cheezy: Just got your comments regarding your herceptin side effects. It IS difficult, isn't it, to discern what is what. I'm told I have fibromyalgia now (which, frankly, I don't even like to say out loud because people seem to roll their eyes). I have been an avid gardener and though petite, have always prided myself in being able to lift lots of weight, be strong, tough. Now I seem to pick up the "Joy of Cooking" cookbook and feel sore in my thumbs and arms. I mean, how dumb is that? I wish you well. Islandgirl __________________ 2002 Dx with DCIS, low-grade, non-invasive Estrogen/Progesterone +. Lumpectomy (10/26/02) Bad margins. 2002 (12/2/02)Mastectomy left breast 2004 lump right breast. Lumpectomy 6/09 (benign) 2007 total hysterectomy (fibroids/family hx of ovarian cancer) 2009 Dx with DCIS, high grade 3 with microinvasion. Estrogen-Progesterone -, HER2 Neu + 2009 (3/26/09) Mastectomy right breast 5/09 - 8/09 weekly Taxol/Herceptin 8/09 - Present - Herceptin every 3 weeks 6/10 Begin breast reconstruction!