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Swollen ankles & feet
I have had swollen ankles (and lately feet) off and on ever since I started Herceptin w/Taxol.
At first, it would go away after a night's sleep and come again a couple of days later. Now, I just started my Herceptin-only treatments and my ankles and feet are swollen every day. It goes down only slightly overnight, then swells some more soon after rising in the morning. The onc and nurses seem to think that it has nothing to do with Herceptin. They keep asking me to monitor my salt intake (which is almost nothing) and to watch and see if maybe it's the shoes I wear or how much I sit at work.
I have never had this problem before, except for very slight, bearly visible swelling once in a blue moon if I was on my feet all day.
I tend to believe it's the Herceptin. My last echocardiogram was 60-65%, so the dr doesn't think it is heart related.
My onc prescribed Lasix & Potassium. That helped only a couple of times, but still did not take the swelling away completely.
I'm worried about it.
Sadie
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