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Old 01-05-2007, 06:46 PM   #3
MichelleMoon
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Chicago
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Just finished Taxol/Herceptin -- my experience

Hi Angela,

I was successfully treated for lung mets with 18 rounds of weekly Taxol + Herceptin, ending in November. I felt really good up until the last few treatments. No nausea and only very mild fatigue. Toward the end, my nails starting hurting and separated from the nail bed (yuck!). Along with the hair loss, that was the worst part. Since decadron was included in the premeds, I usually felt buzzed after treatment and sometimes had a hard time sleeping without some benadryl or Xanax. The neuropathy creeped up on me, too, although it didn't stop me from any regular activity. I was just so thrilled it worked well that these things were easy to overlook!

Wishing you all the best,
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Michelle


Stage 2 '99, triple negative, 5 nodes involved
mastectomy, AC + T, rads, '01 TRAM flap
Stage 4 '06, lung mets, ER/PR-, HER2++
07/06 - 11/06: Taxol + Herceptin to 'strong partial remission'
11/06: Herceptin every 3 weeks indefinitely
01/07: brain mets, finished WBR, NED in head!
04/07: Xeloda and Tykerb for lung met progression
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