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Kelly,
I had Taxatere not Taxol and I had a lot of neuropathy pain while on it. Since I am on Herceptin only I have sever bone/muscle/joint pain. I tried every week and every three week dosing. There was a post from Lani that suggested having the Herceptin reconstituted with Saline Water instead of benzyl alcohol. I had my three week dose of Herceptin yesterday and had them reconstitute it with saline water. What a difference! I can already tell the difference. I got up this morning and my feet didn't feel like they were going to snap! You may want to ask your oncologist about reconstituting the Herceptin with saline water. You can also look this up on the Herceptin website -- reconstituting with saline water instead of benzyl alcohol. Best of luck to you.
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Kate
Stage IIIC Diagnosed Oct 25, 2005 (age 58)
ER/PR-, HER2+++, grade 3, Ploidy/DNA index: Aneuploid/1.61, S-phase: 24.2%
Neoadjunct chemo: 4 A/C; 4 Taxatore
Bilateral mastectomy June 8, 2006
14 of 26 nodes positive
Herceptin June 22, 2006 - April 20, 2007
Radiation (X35) July 24-September 11, 2006
BRCA1/BRCA2 negative
Stage IV lung mets July 13, 2007 - TCH
Single brain met - August 6, 2007 -CyberKnife
Oct 2007 - clear brain MRI and lung mets shrinking.
March 2008 lung met progression, brain still clear - begin Tykerb/Xeloda/Ixempra
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