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tousled1 · 07-02-2006, 05:16 AM

I had my first Herceptin and was scheduled for the every 3 week regime. I saw my oncologist on Friday and explained to her the side effects I experienced after the Herceptin infusion. She has now put me on weekly Herceptin and it will stay that way until after I finish my rads at which time we will again try the 3 week regime. I asked her if the 3 week was better than the 1 week and she said that getting it every 3 weeks is just a larger dose than getting it every week. In any event she said you receive the same amount of Herceptin.

07-02-2006, 05:16 AM	#7
tousled1 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Acworth, GA Posts: 2,104	I had my first Herceptin and was scheduled for the every 3 week regime. I saw my oncologist on Friday and explained to her the side effects I experienced after the Herceptin infusion. She has now put me on weekly Herceptin and it will stay that way until after I finish my rads at which time we will again try the 3 week regime. I asked her if the 3 week was better than the 1 week and she said that getting it every 3 weeks is just a larger dose than getting it every week. In any event she said you receive the same amount of Herceptin. __________________ Kate Stage IIIC Diagnosed Oct 25, 2005 (age 58) ER/PR-, HER2+++, grade 3, Ploidy/DNA index: Aneuploid/1.61, S-phase: 24.2% Neoadjunct chemo: 4 A/C; 4 Taxatore Bilateral mastectomy June 8, 2006 14 of 26 nodes positive Herceptin June 22, 2006 - April 20, 2007 Radiation (X35) July 24-September 11, 2006 BRCA1/BRCA2 negative Stage IV lung mets July 13, 2007 - TCH Single brain met - August 6, 2007 -CyberKnife Oct 2007 - clear brain MRI and lung mets shrinking. March 2008 lung met progression, brain still clear - begin Tykerb/Xeloda/Ixempra