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Old 05-01-2024, 02:23 PM   #1
Courtright
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Thumbs down Herceptin

I was treated with Herceptin 2013 and during the treatment I started having all kinds of side effects. Back spasms, stomach issues and nails stopped growing. Now over ten years later. I ended up with necrosis and both hips had to be replaced, IBS and Copd. I did 17 treatments over one year. I also hear the necrosis can spread to my knees, which I hope not. Certainly no happy about all the side effects but people say you?re alive ?
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Old Yesterday, 03:03 PM   #2
jaykay
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Re: Herceptin

Why do you think it was the Herceptin versus the other chemo drugs? Not making light of your symptoms but I don’t see how Herceptin can cause copd. Chemo contributed to my crappy nails and stomach issues. I also did Herceptin every 3 weeks for a year. Finished in November of 2013
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March, 2000: 48, Post menopausal (5 yrs HRT) Left breast, IDC 3mm/DCIS 1.6cm, ER+/PR-/Her2+++, mod differentiated, MIB low, lumpectomy, node neg via SNB, rads=33 Stage 1a
June, 2000: Tamox 4.5 years,Femara for 5 years (end in Jan. 2010)
Sept, 2012: 61, Via mamm, ultrasound, biopsy, right breast, 2.3cm tumor, ER+/PR-/Her2+++, poorly diff, KI67 60-70%
BRCA 1 and 2 negative
October, 2012: Bi Mast with tissue expanders, port placement
Final Path: IDC 2.8cm, DCIS, 1/4 sentinal nodes positive (@#$%). Stage IIB
Nov 29, 2012: Begin TCH/6x/every 3 wks, H for 1 year/every 3 weeks.
March 14, 2013: Finished chemo
April 9, 2013: Begin radiation 28x
May 22, 2013: Finished rads
June 1st, 2013: Started Aromasin for 5 yrs.
July 15, 2013: Switched to Letrozole (Femara). Probably for the rest of my life
October 16, 2013: Exchange surgery
October 31, 2013: Finished Herceptin
December 5, 2013: Port removed
Glad this year is over!
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