Good luck with your TCH! I hope that you find lots of information here, I know I did! I did my 5th (and as of today, FINAL ROUND!!!) of TCH on August 17th. I was slated for 6 rounds, but had some "issues" that they felt warranted not doing the 6th round. We have almost the same diagnosis, except for the DCIS you had. You have a great prognosis, so hang in there!!!
There are a few great TCH threads, if you use the search function with TCH, you will find tons of info on side effects. To be honest, the chemo wasn't what got me--it was the steriods. I had very ugly steroid psychosis for the last 3 treatments, but most people don't get that. I was one of the "lucky" ones. 
Please, feel free to write me if you have any questions about the TCH regimen. I know how scary it is to start, the fear of the unknown is just awful!
Take care,
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Krista
Diagnosed 3/29/2007 @ age 34
Stage 1, Node Neg. (SNB), Grade 2, 1.4 cm. IDC
ER/PR 90%+ HER2 +
6 TCH started 5/25/2007, ended after #5 due to steroid "reactions" and neuropathy in feet and hands
BUT--#6 CH w/o Taxotere
Begin Herceptin alone 9/28/2007
30 rads completed 12/19/2007
Finish Herceptin 5/9/2008
Stopped Tamoxifen early--HATED it.
Married 17 years
13-year old son
3 embies on ice (from 1999)
GA, USA
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