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Sherryg683 · 01-19-2007, 11:13 AM

I guess if you ask 10 different Oncologists you would get 10 different answers. I asked my Oncologist about Tykerbs side effect and he said there were very few and he didn't see the heart problems that was associated with Herceptin. He said his patient that were on it were responding quite well and these were women who hadn't responded to anything. He did say he saw an increase in billiruben (sp?) in the blood tests though, but the patients didn't have any physical effects from this. I guess as with any new drug, it will take awhile for the side effects to really present themselves. Like the Herceptin headaches that are not suppose to be caused by herceptin......sherryg683

01-19-2007, 11:13 AM	#9
Sherryg683 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,014	I guess if you ask 10 different Oncologists you would get 10 different answers. I asked my Oncologist about Tykerbs side effect and he said there were very few and he didn't see the heart problems that was associated with Herceptin. He said his patient that were on it were responding quite well and these were women who hadn't responded to anything. He did say he saw an increase in billiruben (sp?) in the blood tests though, but the patients didn't have any physical effects from this. I guess as with any new drug, it will take awhile for the side effects to really present themselves. Like the Herceptin headaches that are not suppose to be caused by herceptin......sherryg683 __________________ Sherry Diagnosed: December , 2005 at age 44 13+ positive lymph nodes Stage IV , Her2+, 2 small mets to lungsChemo Started: Jan, 2006 4 months Taxotere, Xeloda, Hercepin NED since April 2006!! 36 Rads to follow with weekly Herceptin indefinately 8 years NED now Scans every year Life is not about avoiding the thunderstorms, it's about learning to dance in the rain!