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rondo · 09-14-2009, 01:50 PM

Jamieh,
I did have some problems with recurrent wounds on my fingers in areas of repeated trauma; they recurred after every herceptin treatment. The one surgery I had during herceptin healed, but there was a lot of swelling and nerve pain. All of this did eventually resolve, and I am nearly 3 months past my last herceptin treatment. I had my port out 2 weeks ago today, and am healing up like my normal self again. I do think the herceptin definitely affects healing and drags you down a bit, but it all went away for me and I am feeling GREAT so hang in there!

09-14-2009, 01:50 PM	#3
rondo Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Monterey County, CA Posts: 37	Re: Herceptin and wound issues ?? Jamieh, I did have some problems with recurrent wounds on my fingers in areas of repeated trauma; they recurred after every herceptin treatment. The one surgery I had during herceptin healed, but there was a lot of swelling and nerve pain. All of this did eventually resolve, and I am nearly 3 months past my last herceptin treatment. I had my port out 2 weeks ago today, and am healing up like my normal self again. I do think the herceptin definitely affects healing and drags you down a bit, but it all went away for me and I am feeling GREAT so hang in there! __________________ IDC 6 mm l.b. 3/08 age 49; ER <1%+; PR -; KI67 40%; HER2 +++by FISH; lumpectomy/snb 4/08; extensive dcis found at surgery (didn't show in bx or mammo); micromet in sn; MRI breasts and chest 4/08-NED; re-excision l.b. 5/08; refused axillary node dissection; no ca found in re-excision tissue. TCH q 3 wk x 6 finished 10/08; whole breast rad x 7 wk finished 12/08; refused axillary and supraclavicular rad. Herceptin thru 6/09. Refused tamoxifen & aromatase inhibitors. 1/13 so far so good:-) have vestibular hypofunction from chemo but its all good since now officially on borrowed time!