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What Stage are you? Doesn't that dictate the need/length of Herceptin?
I'm Stage I. During my treatments, I did take a month off... like you, I was just plain tired!
I had started treatments every 3 weeks, but after 6 months or so, I was getting nausea and an overall yuk feeling. I then went on weekly and then every 2 weeks and finally back to every week because the larger dose just kept making me feel terrible.
I went off herceptin for about a month and it felt great. When I returned to treatment, I did it weekly until completion at end July. This was so much better.
I really was to worried to get off the Herceptin for any longer (that security blanket thing) than a month, but evident by other ladies undergoing Herceptin, there are those who have discontinued tx and done well.
I know the side effects are really bothersome... to the point that we are somewhat debilitated by them. No one knows your body like you- but if you think about it, no hard data is available to emphasize length of treatment in early stage...and because of that, my fear of getting off the herceptin completely overshadowed my side effects. I finally finished in July and in hind-sight, I'm glad I stuck with it.
Maria
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