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Lucy · 01-22-2015, 01:21 PM

Hi Loren - I wasn't on the board much until recently so I didn't see this post until today. Did you find out if the rash was herceptin related? I'm still on herceptin and am in no way an expert on it but I would've thought you'd had a reaction earlier on if that was the problem. Although, they say you can develop an allergy to something over time so who knows. I think it was on wikipedia (I mention this because I know the info there isn't 100% reliable) I read that studies have shown that 9 weeks of herceptin is as effective as being treated with it for a year. From that perspective, I would hope you were innoculated, so to speak, even if you had to discontinue. I also know that I was once treated for a kidney infection with drugs I learned I was allergic to but that didn't stop them from doing their job in clearing up the kidney infection. I'm sorry there was a delay in responding to this but I hope things are better for you now and that the drugs are doing their jobs.

01-22-2015, 01:21 PM	#2
Lucy Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Posts: 293	Re: Herceptin rash?? Hi Loren - I wasn't on the board much until recently so I didn't see this post until today. Did you find out if the rash was herceptin related? I'm still on herceptin and am in no way an expert on it but I would've thought you'd had a reaction earlier on if that was the problem. Although, they say you can develop an allergy to something over time so who knows. I think it was on wikipedia (I mention this because I know the info there isn't 100% reliable) I read that studies have shown that 9 weeks of herceptin is as effective as being treated with it for a year. From that perspective, I would hope you were innoculated, so to speak, even if you had to discontinue. I also know that I was once treated for a kidney infection with drugs I learned I was allergic to but that didn't stop them from doing their job in clearing up the kidney infection. I'm sorry there was a delay in responding to this but I hope things are better for you now and that the drugs are doing their jobs.