Herceptin & Rads
Hi Anita,
On Nov/17/05, I finished 16 radiation treatments. I started Herceptin a couple of days after the lst radiation treatment. I had two doses of Herceptin while taking radiation with no ill effects such as skin irritation or burns from the rads. I took Gina Popp's advice and put zinc cream on the soles of my feet nightly during radiation treatments - 'Thanks Gina!'
My surgeon originally refered me to the radiation specialist following my lumpectomy (March/04) but the the radiation specialist told me that I was too swollen and bruised from the surgery for him to do rads. He went out to confer with his onc colleagues and came back and said the concensus of opinion was that I should take chemo first and then take radiation. He refered me to an oncologist who put me on chemo. In the meantime, Herceptin was approved here in Ontario just as I was finishing the chemo treatments and therefore I got Herceptin and radiation almost simultaneously. By the way, I have suffered no ill effects from the Herceptin apart from chills during the infusion.
Hope this helps!
Best Wishes,
JoanM
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