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I have had a tickle in my throat for a long time now, my allergies had been bad though, then I had a nasty cold a couple months ago, now still having sinus yuck to deal with. Yes, the tickle is irritating. I just try really hard not to cough as coughing makes the tickle even worse!

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4/06 Found small lump, biopsy + at 34 yrs.
5/06 Diagnosed IIIC, lumpectomy, 11/11 nodes HER2+
6/06 port placed. 4 Ad/Cyt and 4 Tax.
11/06 bilateral mastectomy
12/06 begin Rads
1/07 Finished Rad-started H, weekly for one year.
1/08. Finished H, scan showed activity in nodes, Doc says 'not to worry about it' and sends me on my way.
7/08 Scan shows numerous involvement in armpit, also large active nodes in supr. clav.
Doctor refused to give me HER2 meds.
8/08 fired doctor, found another. Started Tykerb/Xeloda. After one round, nodes are shrunk and normal sized!
12/08 NED continue Ty/X
3/09, 6/09, 9/09, 11/09, all scans show NED
Dropping X, continue Tykerb
As of 6/10, 3/11 still negative, continuing Tykerb...

01-23-2010, 04:48 PM	#7
yankeebikachic Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Durham NC Posts: 73	Re: Cough from Tykerb...ANYONE??? I have had a tickle in my throat for a long time now, my allergies had been bad though, then I had a nasty cold a couple months ago, now still having sinus yuck to deal with. Yes, the tickle is irritating. I just try really hard not to cough as coughing makes the tickle even worse! __________________ 4/06 Found small lump, biopsy + at 34 yrs. 5/06 Diagnosed IIIC, lumpectomy, 11/11 nodes HER2+ 6/06 port placed. 4 Ad/Cyt and 4 Tax. 11/06 bilateral mastectomy 12/06 begin Rads 1/07 Finished Rad-started H, weekly for one year. 1/08. Finished H, scan showed activity in nodes, Doc says 'not to worry about it' and sends me on my way. 7/08 Scan shows numerous involvement in armpit, also large active nodes in supr. clav. Doctor refused to give me HER2 meds. 8/08 fired doctor, found another. Started Tykerb/Xeloda. After one round, nodes are shrunk and normal sized! 12/08 NED continue Ty/X 3/09, 6/09, 9/09, 11/09, all scans show NED Dropping X, continue Tykerb As of 6/10, 3/11 still negative, continuing Tykerb...