Hair loss with Herceptin & Navelbine??
Hi everyone - my oncologist is recommending that I start on a combo of Herceptin and Navelbine to reduce my recurrence rate 50% because of my Her2+ status. I've done tons of reading about Herceptin and it's side effects - my Muga score was 67% which I'm told is good, but I don't know much about Navelbine. I'll be getting both drugs together intravenously every other week. After 4 months, I'll continue with Herceptin for a year.
My onc says I won't lose my hair with Navelbine.......but I've read somewhere that some ladies did experienced thinning of their hair. I'm not sure when I'll be starting this treatment (because my abdomen still has an open incision) - but I'd like to be better prepared for side effects. So far, from what I read, Navelbine seems to cause quite a bit of stomach problems (my onc said to expect some constipation) - but I'm more worried that I'll wake up one day with all my hair on my pillow!
Has anyone had experience with these two drugs together? I appreciate your help!
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Kathy
2/5/08 - dx age 53, post-menopausal;
IDC Stage 1, Grade 1
ER+ 90% /PR+ 90% /Her2++++, BRAC1 & 2 neg
3/5/08 - mast with muscle-sparing free tram;
0/7 nodes clear; Stage 1 lymphedema in right arm
3/11/08 - MRSA infection in abdomen causes large hernia
4/11/08 - Oncotype DX score 22 (intermediate)
4/12/08 - Muga score 67%
4/23/08 - Chemo, Navelbine and Herceptin every 2 weeks
8/20/08 - Last Navelbine infusion! Yay!
1/22/09 - First mammo since dx - unaffected breast CLEAR!
1/30/09 - Second Muga score 63%
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