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I have to agree with Mar on this. If herceptin can weaken the heart muscle...seems to could affect any muscle in our bodies. As she said...seems like common sense.
I have been on herceptin since Feb 12th, 06. And as of now, I finished chemo and I am JUST on herceptin. I get these weird muscle *twitches* on my sides under my arms on both sides. Not a true spasms...but twitches...like a fluttering. Many times on the side of my left breast.
Sometimes I get them in the legs. Now today I was out by my pool and got on all fours because my dogs dropped their balls in the pool. I leaned on my left arm to grab the ball with my right...and my left arm gave out! It started shaking and was weak and I knew I was going to go down...and I did. My left arm is my strongest arm since I am left handed. So there IS something to this herceptin affecting the muscles.
Chelee
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DX: 12-20-05 - Stage IIIA, Her2/Neu, 3+++,Er & Pr weakly positive, 5 of 16 pos nodes.
Rt. MRM on 1-3-06 -- No Rads due to compromised lungs.
Chemo started 2-7-06 -- TCH - - Finished 6-12-06
Finished yr of wkly herceptin 3-19-07
3-15-07 Lt side prophylactic simple mastectomy. -- Ooph 4-05-07
9-21-09 PET/CT "Recurrence" to Rt. axllia, Rt. femur, ilium. Possible Sacrum & liver? Now stage IV.
9-28-09 Loading dose of Herceptin & started Zometa
9-29-09 Power Port Placement
10-24-09 Mass 6.4 x 4.7 cm on Rt. femur head.
11-19-09 RT. Femur surgery - Rod placed
12-7-09 Navelbine added to Herceptin/Zometa.
3-23-10 Ten days of rads to RT femur. Completed.
4-05-10 Quit Navelbine--Herceptin/Zometa alone.
5-4-10 Appt. with Dr. Slamon to see what is next? Waiting on FISH results from femur biopsy.
Results to FISH was unsuccessful--this happens less then 2% of the time.
7-7-10 Recurrence to RT axilla again. Back to UCLA for options.
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