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Rick - I've been on navelbine/herceptin weekly since January. My experience with it is lots of fatigue; it took my white & red blood counts way down. I get aranesp shots every 2 weeks for the red blood cells, and I give myself neupogen shots 3 days a week for the white counts. The shots have helped the counts & helped my energy too, I think. Although, I'm still fatigued. The nausea hasn't been bad with navelbine, but I do have a lot of body aches. I take either tylenol, ibuprofen, or darvocet sometimes for the achiness. I used to have a lot of stomach cramping in the beginning, but that has subsided (I didn't do anything differently, it just got better) & I think I'm tolerating the navelbine better in general now than I did in the 1st month or so. I have a port, so can't comment on the pain at the IV site. I agree with Lisa..... maybe consider getting a port, it's a real improvement, so much easier. I hope this info helps. Pam
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