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oregon · 01-26-2012, 08:50 PM

Hi everyone,

Just had a couple questions about Herceptin. . . my doctor said that I am suppose to be on Herceptin for 52 weeks. He said the 52 weeks started when I had my first infusion of Herceptin (2/3/11), even though it was in parallel with chemo. However I thought it was 52 weeks from the date that I started Herceptin "only" infusions? What is your experience on this. Secondly, my neuropathy is getting worse since I stopped chemo (6/6/11) and continued with just the Herceptin infusions. My doctor doesn't really have any advice on how to deal with the neuropathy. Any advice is greatly appreciated.

Thanks so much!

01-26-2012, 08:50 PM	#1
oregon Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 11	Herceptin - 52 weeks? Neuropathy? Hi everyone, Just had a couple questions about Herceptin. . . my doctor said that I am suppose to be on Herceptin for 52 weeks. He said the 52 weeks started when I had my first infusion of Herceptin (2/3/11), even though it was in parallel with chemo. However I thought it was 52 weeks from the date that I started Herceptin "only" infusions? What is your experience on this. Secondly, my neuropathy is getting worse since I stopped chemo (6/6/11) and continued with just the Herceptin infusions. My doctor doesn't really have any advice on how to deal with the neuropathy. Any advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks so much!