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I had dd a/c with neulasta. My basic side effects with the a/c were that my tastes changed. Foods I used to like, no longer even sounded good to me. I ate a lot of fruits as that is what appealed to me most. My weight stayed the same. I also would drink a whole lot of water the remainder of the day after my chemo and that helped me a lot. One of my treatments water didn't sound good to me and I didn't drink it and I felt much worse after that cycle, so the rest of them I made sure I drank it even when it didn't sound good to me. When I went on to the Taxol + Herceptin it was a breeze. I would have a ravenous appetite for a couple of days after my treatment which I thought was due to the sterioids they give as a premed, but now I am taking herceptin every three weeks and still find I have the same thing even without the sterioids so for me it may be the herceptin and not the sterioids. I have a few more hot flashes right after my treatment and sometimes a runny nose. My ankles are also stiff when I first get up, but if I stretch them first I don't have any problems. I had no side effects with the neulasta. It seemed to me in my treatment that each step got easier - a/c then t + herceptin then radiation then herceptin every three weeks (finishe 9/06). Good luck to your mom in her journey through treatment.
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