Please post your two cents on Herceptin "side effects" real or perceived!

[gin-tx]

Dear Elaine,

I sent a reply to Bonnie, same thing. I think every person is different, and has various reactions. Hope this finds you doing better. I'm surprised at the people who get weekly treatment vs. every 3 weeks as they do at my onc office. I asked my nurse about every week treatment, she said all the drs in the group only give every 3 weeks.

Keep in touch and let me know how you are progressing.

ginkott1@aol.com

[Heide]

Hello everyone. I had Herceptin infusions for 12 months, 3 months w/Taxol and then 9 months by itself. I started Herceptin Oct. 2005 weekly and stayed on it weekly until I finished radiation in March 2006. Then my Onc changed me to every 3 weeks Herceptin until I finished it in Oct. 2006. I don't recall any side effects of the Herceptin except the runny nose; and that I didn't even realize could have been related to the Herceptin until I read some of the other posts on here. I found Herceptin extremely tolerable to my system.

I enjoy reading all your posts. Thank You.