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Old 01-09-2007, 11:02 AM   #1
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Question Could it be the Herceptin?
I have been experiencing some pain in the tips and nails of my toes lately, probably for a few weeks or more and I am wondering what this could be. Anyone who is on Herceptin or has been on Herceptin ever experience anything like this? I have no discomfort anywhere else..just my toes. Stranger things have happened!
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Old 01-09-2007, 01:51 PM   #2
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could be leftover neuropathy from your chemo. I still have it over two years later, just in my big toes.
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Old 01-09-2007, 04:20 PM   #3
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Juanita, I thought neuropathy just causes numbness or tingling? I have discomfort.
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Old 01-09-2007, 04:22 PM   #4
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I've experienced severe bone/joint pain while on Herceptin including my feet and toes. I now have my herceptin reconstituted with saline water and no more bone/joint pain.
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Old 01-09-2007, 09:03 PM   #5
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I get numbness on my fingers on occassion. I don't ever have rhyme or reason for it, so I blame it on less lymph nodes and surgery under my arms. Guess that wouldn't explain the toes... I have had so many chemo drugs and drugs, I don't know anything anymore!

Are you taking any pain meds? Those really aggrevate the numbness.
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Aug 04: 4 Taxotere
Dec 05: Bone and Liver METS; Stage 4. Carboplatin/Taxol/Herceptin. DX with Li-Fraumeni Syndrome
Apr 06: NED, maintenance Herceptin
Apr 07: CA1503=14; masses in liver; Xeloda/Tykerb
Nov 07: NED, Tykerb maintenance
Sept 08: Liver mets again, on Tykerb/Xeloda again, CA=19 and 27
Nov 08: Progression, Tykerb/Gemzar, CA=25
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