Paranoia?? Headaches???

[weezie1053]

Okay, I have debated for days whether to write this thread or not for fear of looking like I might be paranoid or in "last treatment withdrawal?" Here goes...

My last Herceptin treatment is the 16th of November. A couple of weeks ago, I started having headaches. They never really seemed to be settled in one location. One day, the front of my head, and a couple of days later, the rear of my head hurt. For several days now, the pain has settled in the lower right sight of skull. When I nod up and down, it feels like a muscle pull or if someone is yanking my hair. The pain is becoming increasingly sharper. When the pain was in the front of my head, I figured, Okay, it is a sinus headache, and took Claratin. Now the head hurts in the lower right side and the pain is more distinct. I have emailed my Oncologist. I see him on the 16th, and I figured we will discuss then.

I had a MRI in August and it was clear. When I had my mastectomy in 09/06, my nodes were clear. I had heavy duty chemo, and I should be done for years to come...

My older sister said it is probably stress because I have a demanding job and I am raising my grandson (with help from Granddaddy).

Don't know what to think other than to wait it out until next Friday and see what my Oncologist recommends. He is, by the way, a jewel of a doc.

Never had headaches with Herceptin prior to this, and I am almost done.

Has anybody experienced anything similar? Do I need to be thinking about a brain MRI???

Louise (aka Patty Paranoia)