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Hi Nora,
I saw your other post but thought I would respond here. I finished Herceptin in March and am now only taking Tamoxifen. My feet and ankles also seemed to get worse after I was done. Last week I could finally see my ankle bones but this week they are puffy again. My hip joints ache after sitting for a period of time and I have trouble moving. Not sure whether these are Herceptin or Tamoxifen related, or long term side effects from chemo. Some of my side effects have disappeared - the drippy nose, my eyelashes are staying put and my fingers have finally stopped cracking. I am hoping that soon ALL of the annoying side effects I have will disappear. Looking at what others have had to say I think it will probably just be a matter of time.
Best of luck!
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Gerri
Dx: 11/23/05, Lumpectomy 12/12/05
Tumor 2.2 cm, Stage II, Grade 3, Sentinel Node biopsy negative
ER+ (30%) /PR+ (50%), HER2+++
AC X 4 dose dense, Taxol X 4 dose dense
Herceptin started with 2nd Taxol, given weekly until chemo done
then given every 3 weeks for one year ending on March 16, 2007
Radiation 30 treatments
Tamoxifen - 2 yrs (pre-menopausal)
May 2008 - Feb 2012 Femara
Aug 2008 - Feb 2012 Zometa every 6 months
March 2012 - Stop Femara, now Evista for bone strengthening
********** Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things. - Robert Brault
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