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I am right there with you bobbi. I started Herceptin on Wednesday (June 14th). I will be doing Herceptin every three weeks instead of every week. I will do this for a year. I was going to start a clinical trial designed for pre menopausal women to study Tamoxifen alone, Tamoxifen plus Triptorelin (chemical ovarian suppression) or Exemestane (aromasin) plus Triptorelin; however the chemo has left me menopausal. I feel that this is temporary as I am still having my periods. I will have my estrogen tested in four weeks to see if I am still in menopause and we will go from there. In the mean time I am going to take Tamoxifen alone. I have a father’s day party planned for Saturday with 11 people coming to my house so I think I will start Tamoxifen on Sunday. I am nervous about the side effects. The Herceptin hit me hard. I had a fever of 100.5 from 5Pm until around 2PM when I finally fell asleep. Yesterday, I felt weak all day. I still went for a walk and I felt better after the walk. Funny, this is day two and I still feel dizzy. I hope that passes. I have not worked since my surgery in December; however I am scheduled to go back to work the week after next.
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