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I had my 4th treatment of weekly Herceptin and Taxol on Friday. I am beginning to feel some tingling in my feel today. My hair started coming out in handfuls after my 3rd week, so I shaved off my hair, and wear a wig to work. I haven't had to miss any work time, except time off for treatments, but notice I'm starting to get tired. I got off schedule after my first treatment because of low white blood counts, so I take a neupogin injection 24 hours after my treatment (I was going to learn to do this myself, but my next door neighbor is a nurse, and she's giving me the shot!) Hopefully one shot a week will get me through the next 8 treatments - my white blood count is dropping again, but still is good enough to get the chemo on schedule. My side effects so far have been flushing one day after the treatment, and constipation - feels like I shut down for a day, and take a few days to get things moving again. The premedication is given at the clinic the day of the treatment, and I don't have to take any medications except the shot. So far I've been able to eat everything, but am suspicious of mouth sores developing in the next few weeks. Has anyone experienced this?
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