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I would would get a heavy feeling in my chest when they would administer the herceptin, shortness of breath, then it would stop and I would be OK.

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DX Sept 30 2010 at the age of 49. Oh crap! 1.5 cm idc, stage 1 grade 3 er/pr+, her2+ no lymph nodes, mastectomy Oct/10. Started 6 rounds of TCH Dec/10 and will continue herceptin until Nov /11 and just started femara.
Stray kitten found my lump while I was playing with it. It is now my pet and my dog is not real happy about that.
Mammo good
last herceptin 11/21/11 YAY
reconstruction 12/09/11
Chapter closed 12/10/11, hopefully, fingers crossed
Bone scan, chest xray, clear
04/27/12 Expander removed, implant put in, ahh sigh of relief, much more comfortable
Sept 30, 2014, 4 years NED

02-23-2012, 05:55 AM	#6
chekmark Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Doylestown, ohio Posts: 334	Re: Herceptin and shortness of breath I would would get a heavy feeling in my chest when they would administer the herceptin, shortness of breath, then it would stop and I would be OK. __________________ DX Sept 30 2010 at the age of 49. Oh crap! 1.5 cm idc, stage 1 grade 3 er/pr+, her2+ no lymph nodes, mastectomy Oct/10. Started 6 rounds of TCH Dec/10 and will continue herceptin until Nov /11 and just started femara. Stray kitten found my lump while I was playing with it. It is now my pet and my dog is not real happy about that. Mammo good last herceptin 11/21/11 YAY reconstruction 12/09/11 Chapter closed 12/10/11, hopefully, fingers crossed Bone scan, chest xray, clear 04/27/12 Expander removed, implant put in, ahh sigh of relief, much more comfortable Sept 30, 2014, 4 years NED