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SandyR · 03-31-2007, 09:53 AM

Allie, by all means you need to get to the doctor....
While on herceptin your doctor should be monitoring your heart with a Muga Scan. Herceptin can lower your heart's ejection fraction for your left ventricle and you could go into a temporary heart failure.
If this happens, it is reversible by giving your body a rest from herceptin.
Good luck!

SandyR

03-31-2007, 09:53 AM	#148
SandyR Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Everett, WA Posts: 21	MUGA Scan Allie, by all means you need to get to the doctor.... While on herceptin your doctor should be monitoring your heart with a Muga Scan. Herceptin can lower your heart's ejection fraction for your left ventricle and you could go into a temporary heart failure. If this happens, it is reversible by giving your body a rest from herceptin. Good luck! SandyR