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I started Herceptin in June and for the last 4 weeks I have had a never ending headache. Pain medication does not touch it. I started radiation Monday and on Wednesday I came home and was extremely nauseated. Called the oncologist who prescribed some meds for the nausea. Thursday went to radiation and mentioned the headaches to the radiologist doctor and he immediately ordered an MRI of the brain -- had it done same day. Today the radiologist did not have the results of the MRI back so I'll have to wait until next week to get results. I'm sure that this never ending headache is from the Herceptin. Seems I'm not the only one suffering like this.
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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
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