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Bev · 05-09-2006, 07:34 PM

Hi, Stage 2, ER/PR+, 4Ac, then taxol And Herceptin 12 weekly beginning 11/05, solo Herceptin since 2/05. Rads in March. Tamoxifen begining mid April.

Really felt the foggy and fatigue cloud lift shortly after taxol. Reading vision, focus, has rapidly gone downhill, but i am at that age. Ditto memory. Really runny nose that crusts overnight. My ears stuffed up so I couldn't hear for a couple of months but started taking claritin etc. so I can hear again. BMs are loose, thought it might be the rads, but things haven't gone back to normal yet after 4 wks off rads.

Overall though, feeling great. No headaches, no pain, no infusion reactions. Muga is fine,

Thanks Lani

05-09-2006, 07:34 PM	#17
Bev Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Alexandria, VA Posts: 1,055	Hi, Stage 2, ER/PR+, 4Ac, then taxol And Herceptin 12 weekly beginning 11/05, solo Herceptin since 2/05. Rads in March. Tamoxifen begining mid April. Really felt the foggy and fatigue cloud lift shortly after taxol. Reading vision, focus, has rapidly gone downhill, but i am at that age. Ditto memory. Really runny nose that crusts overnight. My ears stuffed up so I couldn't hear for a couple of months but started taking claritin etc. so I can hear again. BMs are loose, thought it might be the rads, but things haven't gone back to normal yet after 4 wks off rads. Overall though, feeling great. No headaches, no pain, no infusion reactions. Muga is fine, Thanks Lani