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rebecca0623 · 11-03-2008, 05:11 PM

Dianne - I am right there with you - I will have my 4th TCH Wednesday and only 2 to go then the herceptin. I echo what has been said here - My only side effects of note are some numbness in hands (milder as treatment went on), loss of taste (comes and goes during the 21 days between the TCH) and fatigue. No nausea at all - those drugs are good. My worst days were the 4 days after treatment number 1 and I think alot of that was also fear of the unknown and just waiting for "what will happen next"! I am now wondering what radiation will be like. I also recommend cutting your hair very short or shaving it before you have the major "fall out" as that was distressing mostly for the masses of hairs everywhere before they fell out - I did cut it to bout 1 inch and that helped. Amazingly I have not lost all my hair, just very thin, nor have I lost eyebrows or eyelashes.

We are all with you in this = it is doable and you will get through it = take all the help you are offered and know you are not alone!!! Good Luck!

Rebecca

11-03-2008, 05:11 PM	#8
rebecca0623 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Murfreesboro, Tennessee Posts: 48	Dianne - I am right there with you - I will have my 4th TCH Wednesday and only 2 to go then the herceptin. I echo what has been said here - My only side effects of note are some numbness in hands (milder as treatment went on), loss of taste (comes and goes during the 21 days between the TCH) and fatigue. No nausea at all - those drugs are good. My worst days were the 4 days after treatment number 1 and I think alot of that was also fear of the unknown and just waiting for "what will happen next"! I am now wondering what radiation will be like. I also recommend cutting your hair very short or shaving it before you have the major "fall out" as that was distressing mostly for the masses of hairs everywhere before they fell out - I did cut it to bout 1 inch and that helped. Amazingly I have not lost all my hair, just very thin, nor have I lost eyebrows or eyelashes. We are all with you in this = it is doable and you will get through it = take all the help you are offered and know you are not alone!!! Good Luck! Rebecca __________________ Dx June 2008, Age 44 Mother Dx age 54, deceased 1.2 cm tumor right breast, grade 3, ER 4+; PR 3+ HER2 +, invasive ductal carcinoma Quadrantectomy right on 7/30/08 Path report, all 3 nodes taken were clear!!!!!! Lymphatic/vascular invasion and sent out BRCA testing Port in on 9/2/08. Chemo began 9/3/08. TCH (MUGA wrong - echocardiogram says 65% cardiac MRI 59% 9/10/98 elevated liver enzymes, PET scan 9/16/08 all clear. TC ended 12/17/08 Port blood clot and hosp. 1/2/09 radiation begins 1/8/09 BRCA testing done - results NEGATIVE! cardiologist said go back to coreg as it helps counteract heart effects of herceptin and slowly increase dosage - now 40mg daily.