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fauxgypsy · 01-11-2011, 07:09 PM

Peeling nails on hands and feet. Heels cracked. I had about a year of Herceptin (after 6 mos. of Taxol and Carboplatin, along with Herceptin) and during that time I was on Tamoxifen, was switched to Femara, then to Arimidex (side effects were the reason for the changes). My eyelashes and eyebrows are not as thhick as they were but I thought it might be getting older.

01-11-2011, 07:09 PM	#35
fauxgypsy Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Mississippi Posts: 600	Re: Chime in please! Has herceptin (or tykerb)affected your eyebrows/lashes,fingers/t Peeling nails on hands and feet. Heels cracked. I had about a year of Herceptin (after 6 mos. of Taxol and Carboplatin, along with Herceptin) and during that time I was on Tamoxifen, was switched to Femara, then to Arimidex (side effects were the reason for the changes). My eyelashes and eyebrows are not as thhick as they were but I thought it might be getting older. __________________ In the world of destiny, there are no statistics. Jan. 26- mammogram and ultrasound- suspicious lump Mid-February- lumpectomy, infiltrating ductal carcinoma ~4.5 cm and a 1 cm DCIS, did not get clear margins, did not check lymph nodes ER+/PR+, her2 +++, nuclear grade 3 of 3 February 20-PET scan showed something on liver. No biopsy. March- Started carboplatin, herceptin, taxol on a four week cycle May 3- Pet scan, with intent to do a biopsy, found nothing, liver or breast- no biopsy because there is nothing to biopsy June 21- new onc, very concerned that there had been no biopsy, June 18th-CAT scan, bone scan-negative August 7th - Brain MRI-negative August 9th- mastectomy, all pathology negative January 2008 still NED! New oncologist -herceptin for full year after chemo- until July, and tamoxifen---negative scans since May '07 July 2008-Finished Herceptin!