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Jamie · 09-12-2006, 07:58 PM

Hi,
I finally finished my Herceptin treatments on June 6th. I was taking Herceptin by itself for 1 full year. Like many of us, I gained 5-7 pounds within 3 months of starting Herceptin. This was after already gaining approx. 7 pounds from chemo, etc. I am happy to say that after completing my Herceptin treatments, the weight came off me very quickly with little effort. Last week on my post 3 month visit to my oncologist I discovered that I had dropped 7 pounds. I know that weight gain is not listed as a side effect for Herceptin but I truly feel that it should be and that the weight will come off once Herceptin treatments are finished.

09-12-2006, 07:58 PM	#1
Jamie Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 4	For those of you worried about Herceptin weight gain Hi, I finally finished my Herceptin treatments on June 6th. I was taking Herceptin by itself for 1 full year. Like many of us, I gained 5-7 pounds within 3 months of starting Herceptin. This was after already gaining approx. 7 pounds from chemo, etc. I am happy to say that after completing my Herceptin treatments, the weight came off me very quickly with little effort. Last week on my post 3 month visit to my oncologist I discovered that I had dropped 7 pounds. I know that weight gain is not listed as a side effect for Herceptin but I truly feel that it should be and that the weight will come off once Herceptin treatments are finished.