Herceptin cough
I've had a little, wheezy cough for the last 8 weeks or so, nothing too troublesome but always just there. Had a chest x-ray last week and it's fine, thank goodness. My oncologist said about 20% of people on Herceptin experience this cough. Not exactly allergic, sort of hyper-sensitive to it. Has anyone else experienced this? Have you noticed if anything helps or makes it worse?
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Caroline
Diag. March 10th 2006, aged 46.
Invasive ductal carcinoma, 2cm + multifocal. Stage 2, Grade 3
HER2+++, ER+/PR+
Right mast. May 2006. 6 of 20 nodes positive
FEC x 4, taxotere x 4; port implanted after 6 cycles
Rads x 25
1 year of Herceptin ended Nov 07.
Arimidex 5 years
Considering reconstruction, maybe soon...
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