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PinkGirl · 08-21-2007, 07:40 AM

I didn't have radiation but I had a year of herceptin. Herceptin is not a "chemo" drug. It is a "joy ride", "cake walk", "walk in the park" COMPARED to the chemo you received. You will need to have muga scans to check your heart because it can cause heart damage. Some people have side effects from it, but many have none. The side effects from Herceptin (for me) were minimal COMPARED to chemo. There are no pre-meds to take unless you are getting Herceptin with another drug that requires them. Good luck with it.

08-21-2007, 07:40 AM	#4
PinkGirl Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 2,193	herceptin I didn't have radiation but I had a year of herceptin. Herceptin is not a "chemo" drug. It is a "joy ride", "cake walk", "walk in the park" COMPARED to the chemo you received. You will need to have muga scans to check your heart because it can cause heart damage. Some people have side effects from it, but many have none. The side effects from Herceptin (for me) were minimal COMPARED to chemo. There are no pre-meds to take unless you are getting Herceptin with another drug that requires them. Good luck with it. __________________ PinkGirl Dx Aug/05 at age 51 2cm. Stage 2A, Grade 3 ER+/PR- Her2 +++ Sept 7/05 Mastectomy 4 FAC, 4 Taxol, no radiation 1 year of Herceptin Tamoxifen for approx. 4 months, Arimidex for 5 years Prophylactic mastectomy June 22/09 " I yam what I yam." - Popeye My Photo Album