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Re: Chime in please! Has herceptin (or tykerb)affected your eyebrows/lashes,fingers/t
i started herceptin with taxetere every 2 weeks for 4 doses then continued on herceptin every 3 weeks. Will continue herceptin until June 2011. I lost my finger nails and toe nails. come completely off of nail bed. I lost my eyelashes and what ever hair was remaiing on my body but contribute this to taxetere cause it has all grown back since stopped that and continuted on hercpetin. I have tingling and numbness in my fingers and my feet feel like I am walking on marbles on the balls. I am not sure if it is from herceptin but it does continue. I do not take hormones. I had a hysterectomy at 32 yrs old so I am not doing any of the 'menapause' things. I am having difficulty with Mugga scan. will get another scan in 4 weeks to check out the heart. Oncololgist said I need herceptin for this cancer and may have to see a cardiologist for attention to my heart so i can get my full year of herceptin in. I dont feel any different. the heart thing does not effect my every day activities so far.
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Mammogram Sep 21, 2009 everything good and clear
DX jan 19,2010 Invasive Ductal Carcinoma, Grade 2 Age 56
modified radical masectomy on LEFT side 29 Jan 2010
2.7 cm 18/31 nodes
mets to just above collar bone ( 2 nodes showed in PET)
ER- PR - / Her2 +++ (IHC) Stage 111 C
ki-67 60% nottingham score 7
A/C chemo mar 22,2010 DD
herceptin & taxotere DD june 1,2010
finished taxotere july 12, 2010
finished herceptin 16 May 2011
PET Scan 9 Aug 10, cancer in neck is gone! NED
33 Rads completed 1 Oct 2010
PET/CT Scan 6 Jan 2011 NED
PET/CT Scan 3 Aug 2011
MUGA 59% 3/22/10 -63% 9/23/10 - 51% 1/4/11 - 55% 2/17/11 - 50% 8/3/11
26 Aug 2011 NED
20 Feb 2012 NED
5 Mar 2012 PORT OUT
12 July 2012 DIEP breast reconstruction
23 Aug 2012 NED
15 Nov 2012 new breast tweeked and natural breast uplifted and implant added
17 Feb 2013 NED
27 mar 2013 lipo suction to add fat cells to new breast in hopes for needed adjustment.
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