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Hi there,
I've been on Navelbine and Herceptin since early October and by the time I had my PET/CT scan in early January, I was all clear, so the Navelbine clearly did it's job! The main side effect for me has been the impact on my tastebuds...I live and die for my morning ice coffee (no matter what the season), and it just doesn't taste good for the few days following treatment. The other thing is that they give me decadron as a pre-treatment, so that keeps me up at night for a couple of days following treatment (now you know why I look forward to my ice coffee!).
Compared to the Taxol I was on last winter, Navelbine is a piece of cake! Best of luck to you.
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Diagnosed 10-03-2005 (34 wks pregnant, 38 yrs old)
Lumpectomy Nov-2005. 10/18 Lymph Nodes impacted
Mets to liver, spine & femurs (thus being stage IV right from the get-go)
ER-, PR-, HER2+
Taxol/Herceptin/Zometa started Dec-2005. 11 cycles of Taxol.
Sept-2006: PET/CT scan of mets to liver, spine and femurs - Stable. Activity in R breast & mediastinum (not seen in prior scans).
Navelbine (3 wks on/1 wk off) as of Oct--2006 & continued Herceptin (every 3 wks) & Zometa (every 6 wks)
Jan-2007: PET/CT Scan - Stable. Continued Nav. through March-2007, then Herc./Zom. only after that.
June-2007: PET/CT Scan - activity in mediastinum. Back on Navelbine as of July-2007.
Scanned Quarterly since Oct-2007 - a few small scares, but otherwise stable due to continuing weekly Navelbine, Herceptin and Quarterly Zometa.
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