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Starting Perjeta/Herceptin - Benadryl?
Hi Everyone,
I was wondering if others on the board who have had Herceptin/Perjeta only got a Benadryl infusion with it?
I just had my 6th and last round with Taxotere today (yay!!)
I started on TCH and switched from Carboplatin to Perjeta starting with the third round, so I'm getting two more rounds of Perjeta/Herceptin to total 6. After that I'll have just the Herceptin for a while.
My onc is planning on giving me the Benadryl, but says I won't need it for the Herceptin only (I read that thread, too, great info!).
My CA 15-3 was 33 on 11/16. This course of chemo took it down from >3000. I am amazed and grateful, and thanking God constantly.
That said, I will not miss Taxotere 
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7/30/2012 Diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer
8/3/2012 CT scan mets to liver (major!!), lungs, spine, and skin
8/8/2012 Biopsy results: invasive ductal carcinoma
ER+/PR+/HER2+ amplification 4.8 (whatever that means)
8/13/2012 Brain MRI (clear); bone scan verified CT scan
8/14/12 started Taxotere/Carboplatin/Herceptin, 2 rounds (added Neulasta after 9/4 treatment)
9/4/12 CA 15-3: >3000
9/15/12 CA 15-3: 840
9/15/12 started Taxotere/Perjeta/Herceptin, 4 rounds (no Neulasta)
10/29/12 CT scan showed dramatic improvement in all areas - largest liver met 2.5 cm, largest lung met 10 cm
12/17/12 Started Perjeta/Herceptin, 2 rounds
12/17/12 CA 15-3: 17 Yay!!!
1/21/13 CT scan showed improvement - largest liver met 1.9 cm, largest lung met 2 mm
1/29/13 CA 15-3: 12 Started Herceptin only
3/12/13 CA 15-3: still 12 yay!! Back to Perjeta/Herceptin
3/29/13 CT scan more improvement - largest liver met 1.2 cm, some lung mets disappeared!
3/7/14 started Tamoxifen
6/27/13 - 1/2015 CT scan stable
Began a diet of only single ingredient foods and went nearly NED excepts for some tiny lung spots - ask me if you want to know more...
1/2015 - 1/2017 CT scan stable
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