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Ruth2 · 08-23-2011, 03:56 AM

Back again, after my perky posting above.

I wonder if blood oxygen levels have been affected; that number has been down for a month, and I have been trying to figure out how to make it go back up again (exercise, diet, etc.). I will have another echocardiogram soon; others have showed stability through treatment.

I would like to know more about how blood oxygen works (I sort of do in a very general way) if some of you have dealt with that.

I am also dealing with lymphedema (not a side effect of Herceptin) and sorting out some effects of that from general side effects of treatment.

08-23-2011, 03:56 AM	#564
Ruth2 Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 10	Re: Please post your two cents on Herceptin "side effects" real or perceived! Back again, after my perky posting above. I wonder if blood oxygen levels have been affected; that number has been down for a month, and I have been trying to figure out how to make it go back up again (exercise, diet, etc.). I will have another echocardiogram soon; others have showed stability through treatment. I would like to know more about how blood oxygen works (I sort of do in a very general way) if some of you have dealt with that. I am also dealing with lymphedema (not a side effect of Herceptin) and sorting out some effects of that from general side effects of treatment. __________________ About Me surviving stage 2b diagnosed at annual mammogram 2010, mastectomy, TCH, radiation, Herceptin, follow-up tests clear as of 2012, age 56, college teacher, outdoorsy and active, health conscious