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chrisy · 07-13-2006, 12:14 PM

and it must be the season - I'm headed off to Lake Geneva, WI and also hope to enjoy some great swimming. I feel so carefree and somehow part of the larger picture when swimming in a lake. I can't explain it. Of course, I will be traveling with my 10 yo neice and staying at a "waterpark" resort, so not sure how relaxing it will be, but still enjoyable.
Welcome to you both...this is a great board with lots of really smart and caring people - glad you found it.
Thea and Rendi (nice smiley face, by the way!), I've been on herceptin since Oct 04; herceptin alone since March 05. One of my oncs said it this way: "it's a great drug"...and there are even better ones in the pipeline - hopefully we will all be lottery winners! My only noticeable side effects are mild diahrea (I never learned to spell that, but you know what I mean) the day after, and really weak nails. Others have reported various other side effects, including headaches, but most are VERY manageable especially compared to chemo.
There's another thread on this topic - I'm not real good at searcing but it was posted by Lani in May 2006 and is called Please post your two cents on Herceptin "side effects" real or perceived!

07-13-2006, 12:14 PM	#3
chrisy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Central Coast, CA Posts: 3,207	yes, lakes are GOOD things... and it must be the season - I'm headed off to Lake Geneva, WI and also hope to enjoy some great swimming. I feel so carefree and somehow part of the larger picture when swimming in a lake. I can't explain it. Of course, I will be traveling with my 10 yo neice and staying at a "waterpark" resort, so not sure how relaxing it will be, but still enjoyable. Welcome to you both...this is a great board with lots of really smart and caring people - glad you found it. Thea and Rendi (nice smiley face, by the way!), I've been on herceptin since Oct 04; herceptin alone since March 05. One of my oncs said it this way: "it's a great drug"...and there are even better ones in the pipeline - hopefully we will all be lottery winners! My only noticeable side effects are mild diahrea (I never learned to spell that, but you know what I mean) the day after, and really weak nails. Others have reported various other side effects, including headaches, but most are VERY manageable especially compared to chemo. There's another thread on this topic - I'm not real good at searcing but it was posted by Lani in May 2006 and is called Please post your two cents on Herceptin "side effects" real or perceived! __________________ Chris in Scotts Valley June 2002 extensive hi grade DCIS (pre-cancer-stage 0, clean sentinal node) Mastectomy/implant - no chemo, rads. "cured?" 9/2004 Diag: Stage IV extensive liver mets (!) ER/PR- Her2+++ 10/04-3/05 Weekly Taxol/Carboplatin/Herceptin , complete response! 04/05 - 4/07 Herception every 3 wks, Continue NED 04/07 - recurrence to liver - 2 spots, starting tykerb/avastin trial 06/07 8/07 10/07 Scans show stable, continue on Tykerb/Avastin 01/08 Progression in liver 02/08 Begin (TDM1) trial 08/08 NED! It's Working! Continue on TDM1 02/09 Continue NED 02/10 Continue NED. 5/10 9/10 Scans NED 10/10 Scans NED 12/10 Scans not clear....4/11 Scans suggest progression 6/11 progression confirmed in liver 07/11 - 11/11 Herceptin/Xeloda -not working:( 12/11 Begin MM302 Phase I trial - bust:( 03/12 3rd times the charm? AKT trial 5/12 Scan shows reduction! 7/12 More reduction!!!! 8/12 Whoops...progression...trying for Perjeta/Herceptin (plus some more nasty chemo!) 9/12 Start Perjeta/Herceptin, chemo on hold due to infection/wound in leg, added on cycle 2 &3 11/12 Poops! progression in liver, Stop Perjeta/Taxo/Herc 11/12 Navelbine/Herce[ptin - try for a 3 cycles, no go. 2/13 Gemzar/Carbo/Herceptin - no go. 3/13 TACE procedure