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sarah · 07-04-2006, 01:15 AM

Deborah,
Hope the time change helps. I wonder why doctors don't suggest this more often???
I never know what's an important side effect versus a not important one. while on Taxol and Herceptin, my feet and ankles swelled enormously plus a petscan showed fluid in the lungs! and all my doctors including the bigwig oncologist thought nothing about this although I was worried for my heart! I suppose since my Muga and heart sonogram were good, they just said those were normal side effects!!! so after that I decided not to worry! they only became extremely worried when I developed a tennis ball lump in my neck area!!! then I was given anti-coagulant shots to do twice a day - myself!!! and other stuff!!!
Keep up the good fight
sarah
PS I'm still reading all the time but it's harder. We'll have to exchange names of books we've loved!

07-04-2006, 01:15 AM	#7
sarah Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: france Posts: 1,648	Deborah, Hope the time change helps. I wonder why doctors don't suggest this more often??? I never know what's an important side effect versus a not important one. while on Taxol and Herceptin, my feet and ankles swelled enormously plus a petscan showed fluid in the lungs! and all my doctors including the bigwig oncologist thought nothing about this although I was worried for my heart! I suppose since my Muga and heart sonogram were good, they just said those were normal side effects!!! so after that I decided not to worry! they only became extremely worried when I developed a tennis ball lump in my neck area!!! then I was given anti-coagulant shots to do twice a day - myself!!! and other stuff!!! Keep up the good fight sarah PS I'm still reading all the time but it's harder. We'll have to exchange names of books we've loved! Last edited by sarah; 07-04-2006 at 01:17 AM..