Lung Problems with Hereptin
Eric:
I just received my Herceptin infusion on Wednesday. After the infusion I could not take a deep breath without coughing. I forced my self to continue to breath deeply and in about 8 hours the problem passed. The coughing bothered my husband as we normally shop after my treatment. It felt like I had congestion on my lungs. This seems to be a pattern for me. I am stage IIB and my chest CTs do show mucus plugs in the broncho tubes and lungs that have existed since I started Herceptin over 15 months ago. I wonder if the additional mucus and the annoying plugs might be a common side affect that just was not identifed in the trials. I am gald that you wife's lung problem appears not to be serious and I hope that continues.
Barbara
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