Herceptin to shrink tumor

[ginnyg898]

Hi All:

I had my first dose of Herceptin last week. My Oncologist is trying to shrink the tumor prior to surgery. My tumor is only 2.2cm and has never been painful. However, since my first dose I have noticed some slight 'pulling' and just some general feeling in the area of the my tumor. Has anyone had any experience with this? Could it actually be the Herceptin acting on the tumor this quickly? I plan to ask my Oncologist when I see him again, but I thought I would put it out there.

Many thanks...