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The good news is that when you are taking Herceptin only you do not take any premeds. I don't know if anyone has taken a break from chemo before starting rads. I know that I was on Herceptin only and getting my radiation treatments every day. The only side effect of radiation is that it may make you tired -- and that's only because you have to be there everyday, Monday thru Friday. Taking Herceptin and getting radiation at the same time is very doable and you shouldn't have any problems.
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Kate
Stage IIIC Diagnosed Oct 25, 2005 (age 58)
ER/PR-, HER2+++, grade 3, Ploidy/DNA index: Aneuploid/1.61, S-phase: 24.2%
Neoadjunct chemo: 4 A/C; 4 Taxatore
Bilateral mastectomy June 8, 2006
14 of 26 nodes positive
Herceptin June 22, 2006 - April 20, 2007
Radiation (X35) July 24-September 11, 2006
BRCA1/BRCA2 negative
Stage IV lung mets July 13, 2007 - TCH
Single brain met - August 6, 2007 -CyberKnife
Oct 2007 - clear brain MRI and lung mets shrinking.
March 2008 lung met progression, brain still clear - begin Tykerb/Xeloda/Ixempra
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