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Re: Depression from Herceptin
Hi Elizabeth,
I'm sorry uou are going through this. Have you considered
post traumatic stress disorder rather than depression? Maybe that's what you're experiencing. I know it's quite possible and real as I think I'm going through it myself. It gets triggered anytime I have reminders of my cancer experience, like last week when I had a meltdown at the cancer center at a follow-up visit with my radiation oncologist. Or when I smell the soap I used to use during chemo. Little things can put me
in a mind funk easily.
I'd try talk to a therapist about this but please continue with te Herceptin if
you can. It's a lifesaver for many of us on this site.
My best wishes to you,
Marcia
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ER+ (30%)/PR-/HER-2+, stage 3
Diagnosed on 02/18/09 at 38 with a huge 12x10 cm tumor, after a 6 month delay. Told I was too young and had no risk factors. Found swollen node during breastfeeding.
March-August 09: neo-adjuvant chemo, part of a trial at Stanford (4 DD A/C, 4 Taxotere with daily Tykerb), loading dose of Herceptin
08/12/09 - bye bye boobies (bilateral mastectomy)
08/24/09 - path report shows 100 % success in breast tissue (no cancer there, yay!), 98 % success in lymphatic invasion, and even though 11/13 nodes were still positive, > 95 % of the tumor in them was killed. Hoping for the best!
September-October 09: rads with daily Xeloda
02/25/10 - Cholecystectomy
05/27/10 - Bone scan clear
06/14/10 - CT scan clear, ovarian cyst found
07/27/10 - Done with Herceptin!
02/15/11 - MVA-BN HER-2 vaccine trial
03/15/11 - First CA 15-3: 12.7 and normal, yay!
10/01/11 - Bone scan and CT scan clear, fatty liver found
now on Tamoxifen and Aspirin
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