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Jaimieh · 09-03-2009, 07:08 AM

I finished 6 rounds of TCH on May 18 and I had exchange surgery on June 17 and I have been having wound healing problems since. Initially the incisions close and then after I get herceptin they open back up in the same week. My implants where exchanged 3 weeks ago yesterday and everything was fine during my follow up on Tuesday with the PS. Wednesday morning I woke up to a tiny blister on my incision and today there is a hole. During my second exchange all of the fluid was checked and it isn't an infection. So it got me thinking is it something to do with the herceptin ?? (which I will continue with until February) I am really concerned now that I will have incision problems even if they remove the implants.

So did anyone else have healing problems while on herceptin ??

09-03-2009, 07:08 AM	#1
Jaimieh Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 126	Herceptin and wound issues ?? I finished 6 rounds of TCH on May 18 and I had exchange surgery on June 17 and I have been having wound healing problems since. Initially the incisions close and then after I get herceptin they open back up in the same week. My implants where exchanged 3 weeks ago yesterday and everything was fine during my follow up on Tuesday with the PS. Wednesday morning I woke up to a tiny blister on my incision and today there is a hole. During my second exchange all of the fluid was checked and it isn't an infection. So it got me thinking is it something to do with the herceptin ?? (which I will continue with until February) I am really concerned now that I will have incision problems even if they remove the implants. So did anyone else have healing problems while on herceptin ?? __________________ Diag. 12/24/08- IDC 1.3 er-/pr- HER2+ Grade 3 0/2 lymph nodes no angiolympathic invasion Bi-Lat. Mast. 1/8/09 Exchange scheduled for 6/17/09 Lost implants due to unknown reason :( Hip Flap 1/26/2010 in NOLA :) LOVE EM' TCH x6 (6 done and I am hoping to never do it again ) Well so much for never... Local recurrence May 25,2014 is left over breast tissue. April 2 , 2014 lumpectomy April 28, 2014- June 9, 2014 start AC x 4 Taxol x12 Perjeta x 6 Herceptin x 18 And 33 rads just for fun. NOT!!!