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Momdeeco,
Yes, reconstituting the Herceptin with saline water does help! I am receiving Herceptin only and have been plaqued with bone/joint pain. My last 2 infusions I had them reconstitute the Herceptin with saline water and what a difference it made! Tell your oncologist that you want the herceptin reconstiuted with saline water and I know you too will notice a dramatic difference in the amount of bone/joint pain you experience. I was at the point that I was ready to quit the herceptin all together I was in such agony. Now, I know I can finish out my year.
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Kate
Stage IIIC Diagnosed Oct 25, 2005 (age 58)
ER/PR-, HER2+++, grade 3, Ploidy/DNA index: Aneuploid/1.61, S-phase: 24.2%
Neoadjunct chemo: 4 A/C; 4 Taxatore
Bilateral mastectomy June 8, 2006
14 of 26 nodes positive
Herceptin June 22, 2006 - April 20, 2007
Radiation (X35) July 24-September 11, 2006
BRCA1/BRCA2 negative
Stage IV lung mets July 13, 2007 - TCH
Single brain met - August 6, 2007 -CyberKnife
Oct 2007 - clear brain MRI and lung mets shrinking.
March 2008 lung met progression, brain still clear - begin Tykerb/Xeloda/Ixempra
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