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Ruth2 · 08-07-2011, 03:13 PM

Can't say that I have bad side effects, four more months to go, and my heart test has remained good. Mine are the usual milder ones. But I do have a sort of depression that comes with it, no matter how happy I feel psychologically (or maybe I mean cognitively). Sometimes it passes quickly with a spontaneous burst of tears. Other times it lingers. I also wonder lately about a feeling of walking/falling (not quite vertigo, not quite dizziness, but something). I thought slight neuropathy from chemo was resolving itself, but perhaps not quite yet.

08-07-2011, 03:13 PM	#561
Ruth2 Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 10	Re: Please post your two cents on Herceptin "side effects" real or perceived! Can't say that I have bad side effects, four more months to go, and my heart test has remained good. Mine are the usual milder ones. But I do have a sort of depression that comes with it, no matter how happy I feel psychologically (or maybe I mean cognitively). Sometimes it passes quickly with a spontaneous burst of tears. Other times it lingers. I also wonder lately about a feeling of walking/falling (not quite vertigo, not quite dizziness, but something). I thought slight neuropathy from chemo was resolving itself, but perhaps not quite yet. __________________ About Me surviving stage 2b diagnosed at annual mammogram 2010, mastectomy, TCH, radiation, Herceptin, follow-up tests clear as of 2012, age 56, college teacher, outdoorsy and active, health conscious