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10-23-2005, 04:01 PM

Thanx for the input. I was hospitalized with congestive heart failure which was from the herceptin. My ejection fraction was 27 when I left the hospital & only 33 after 6 weeks. I was told that I would not be able to continue on the treatment. I did not have any monitoring of my heart at all before the hospital stay which is why I now have a different oncologist. I spent 8 days in the hospital but had been complaining for 5 wks prior that I wasn't feeling well & no one was listening. I then spent 4 more days in the hospital with an adverse reaction to one of the heart meds I was on. Now I just pray that the few months I was on herceptin had some benefits. I can tell you that this was far worse than the chemo I was on. I can't even explain it in words.

10-23-2005, 04:01 PM	#4
Toubev Guest Posts: n/a	Herceptin Thanx for the input. I was hospitalized with congestive heart failure which was from the herceptin. My ejection fraction was 27 when I left the hospital & only 33 after 6 weeks. I was told that I would not be able to continue on the treatment. I did not have any monitoring of my heart at all before the hospital stay which is why I now have a different oncologist. I spent 8 days in the hospital but had been complaining for 5 wks prior that I wasn't feeling well & no one was listening. I then spent 4 more days in the hospital with an adverse reaction to one of the heart meds I was on. Now I just pray that the few months I was on herceptin had some benefits. I can tell you that this was far worse than the chemo I was on. I can't even explain it in words.