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Becky · 04-15-2007, 01:22 PM

I drank wine during Herceptin - my treatments were on Fridays (triple dose) and sometimes (closer to the end and I had 16 months of Herceptin) I would drink on that particular Friday. I tried not to but at the end of those 16 months, I was already a 2 yr survivor. I did not drink at all during chemo. I felt my liver was going through enough turmoil and I didn't during rads either but I started Herceptin after rads (2 months afterwards) so I was starting to feel fine by then.

I felt exactly the same way you did with the loading dose. The second dose I had a bad headache (as with the next couple of doses) and then it was like nothing (except a runny nose).

So, don't worry - you have to live (after all - this is why we took all those treatments anyways).

As for your hair, the same thing happened to me with the color. I dyed it brown and now, the roots only have alittle grey in them like they did before I got cancer.

04-15-2007, 01:22 PM	#4
Becky Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Stockton, NJ Posts: 4,179	I drank wine during Herceptin - my treatments were on Fridays (triple dose) and sometimes (closer to the end and I had 16 months of Herceptin) I would drink on that particular Friday. I tried not to but at the end of those 16 months, I was already a 2 yr survivor. I did not drink at all during chemo. I felt my liver was going through enough turmoil and I didn't during rads either but I started Herceptin after rads (2 months afterwards) so I was starting to feel fine by then. I felt exactly the same way you did with the loading dose. The second dose I had a bad headache (as with the next couple of doses) and then it was like nothing (except a runny nose). So, don't worry - you have to live (after all - this is why we took all those treatments anyways). As for your hair, the same thing happened to me with the color. I dyed it brown and now, the roots only have alittle grey in them like they did before I got cancer. __________________ Kind regards Becky Found lump via BSE Diagnosed 8/04 at age 45 1.9cm tumor, ER+PR-, Her2 3+(rt side) 2 micromets to sentinel node Stage 2A left 3mm DCIS - low grade ER+PR+Her2 neg lumpectomies 9/7/04 4DD AC followed by 4 DD taxol Used Leukine instead of Neulasta 35 rads on right side only 4/05 started Tamoxifen Started Herceptin 4 months after last Taxol due to trial results and 2005 ASCO meeting & recommendations Oophorectomy 8/05 Started Arimidex 9/05 Finished Herceptin (16 months) 9/06 Arimidex Only Prolia every 6 months for osteopenia NED 18 years! Said Christopher Robin to Pooh: "You must remember this: You're braver than you believe and stronger than you seem and smarter than you think"