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My wife has been having similar problems, but she was on Taxotere and Herceptin. She is in the process of losing all ten fingernails but toes are not affected. The onc. changed her chemo to Taxol alone and removed her from Herceptin at least temporarily. Her mets is to the lungs and she was having fluid build up around them.
The good news is that there are some new chems (like Abraxane)being submitted to FDA that may eliminate at least some of these side effects.
We are really excited about some of the new treatments we have learned of through this board. Cyndi's onc. is not too high about the new vaccines but I think they are at least a starting point and may help our daughters if not Cyndi.
I think Joe and Christine are simply God sent messengers for ladies with this disease. Thank you both for your efforts.
God Bless ALL you ladies who are in the battle trenches with this disease. I read you post often, I too laugh and cry with you all as you post your "mountain top" and "bottom of the ocean" experiences.
Ron
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