Chelee,
I am so happy to hear of your great tolerance to Herceptin. I have been reading on other threads of women who are reporting many, many significant side effects. I have been on herceptin since end of 1/07 and so far I have some side effects, but I couldn't tell you if it was from my TCH chemo or the herceptin. And the side effects I am having are very manageable. I am keeping my wt down, do notice some tiredness but nothing to keep me from excercising after that week following chemo. I have my last chemo in 3 wks and it will be interesting to see how I feel with just the herceptin. Before getting any treatments, I remember my doctors telling me that herceptin is a very tolerable treatment with minimal if any side effects and so that is what I expected. I was so surprise to read about some of the problems other women are experiencing and in the back of my mind I was wondering if i will also later on.
Thanks for responding to my inquiry.
Harrie
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*** MARYANNE *** aka HARRIECANARIE
1993: right side DCIS, lumpectomy, rads
1999: left side DCIS, lumpectomy, rads, tamoxifen
2006:
BRCA 2 positive
Stage I, invasive DCIS (6mm x 5mm)
Grade: intermediate
sentinal node biopsy: neg
HER2/neu amplified 4.7
ER+/PR+
TOPO II neg
Oncotype dx 20
Bilat mastectomy with DIEP flap reconstruction
oophorectomy
2007:
6 cycles TCH (taxotere, carboplatin, herceptin)
finished 1 yr herceptin 05/07
Arimidex, stopped after almost 1 yr
Femara
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