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CherylS · 06-20-2006, 09:39 AM

I finished my last round of Herceptin on June 1. This week will be my first third week with out it. I am blaming the terrible joint and muscle pain on Arimidex. I would be thrilled to find out it was the Herceptin. Since I am used to having it every 3 weeks I imagine it will take a while to notice any difference. In fact my onc. pharmacist told me that with the half-life of Herceptin some remains in your system for 4-5 months. About that time we should be hearing from HERA about 1 year vs. 2. Do you think we'll all end up back on it? Wouldn't that be something. I will also chime in on how I am feeling in a few weeks/months. I suppose it will be a gradual thing and we may not notice a lot.

06-20-2006, 09:39 AM	#8
CherylS Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 189	Finished Herceptin 3 weeks ago I finished my last round of Herceptin on June 1. This week will be my first third week with out it. I am blaming the terrible joint and muscle pain on Arimidex. I would be thrilled to find out it was the Herceptin. Since I am used to having it every 3 weeks I imagine it will take a while to notice any difference. In fact my onc. pharmacist told me that with the half-life of Herceptin some remains in your system for 4-5 months. About that time we should be hearing from HERA about 1 year vs. 2. Do you think we'll all end up back on it? Wouldn't that be something. I will also chime in on how I am feeling in a few weeks/months. I suppose it will be a gradual thing and we may not notice a lot. __________________ Cheryl