[sadie]

With AC food tasted alittle bland to me right after each treatment.
Taste would start coming back, but then I would be due for the next treatment.
My appetite didn't change much at all.
I would get alittle queazy for 4 or 5 days after each treatment, but eating alittle all day took care of that problem. Ate a few peices of dry cereal if I woke up at night. Didn't use ativan until after my 3rd treatment.
That just about took away all queaziness. Should have used that from the beginning!
A little tired 4-5 days after each treatment, but still able to work. Had treatments on Fri and took naps thru-out the weekend. Sleep schedule all messed up because of naps.
Herceptin/Taxol did the same thing to my sleep schedule, but only made me tired day after treatment (due to benadryl).
Appetite increased tremendously 1-2 days after each treatment (due to steroids?)
Ankles & feet swelling on a daily basis, but onc said it's not due to herceptin.
(I never had that before Herceptin). Taking Lasix, but not helping.
Also got acid reflux near the end of AC. Still have it. Taking prevacid.
Finished Taxol/Herceptin 1 month ago.
Herceptin = no side effects at all so far (had 2 treatments).
Just have to keep eye on muga scan/echocardiogram results.
Before AC results were 71%
After AC 58%
Mid-cyle Herceptin/Taxol = 65%
Will have another echo in a couple of months.
Gained 25 pounds thru-out all treatments.
Bloated alot during taxol/Her treatments (due to steroids), but that is now gone.
Had 1 Neulasta shot after 2nd AC; Pain thru-out abdomen for 2-3 days.
LIke a pulsating dull pain working its way down from chest to lower back; Would last about 15 seconds, then go away for about 15 minutes-1/2 hr.
Nighttime was better. Never want to have that pain again!
Starting radiation now. So far so good. (only 2 treatments so far).
Stage 1; 1 cm; Her2+++; sentinol node negative; grade 3