TCH- What to expect?
Good evening, ladies,
I will begin TCH November 6. Does that mean I will be getting Herceptin right off the bat? Then continue with just Herceptin for about 11 injections after the approx 5 months of TCH?
What side effects did you get from Taxotere/Carboplatin? Were they immediate? I will be getting 6 sessions every 3 weeks of TCH, then Herceptin alone for about 7 months or 11 times.
I am really, really afraid to start this stuff.
Will I be nauseated for 5-6 months every day? Do you have to take anti nausea meds every single day? Did any of you have enough energy to do activities, such as walking or grocery shopping? I have no idea how this will hit me and I know everyone is different, but there must be some generalities. I know fatigue will be one side effect. I am fairly tired from the bilateral mastectomy in Sept. 08 and an oophorectomy in Feb. 08. I had cerebral aneurysm surgery (uncomplicated, unruptured, thank God) in 2006. How much can a body take?
Any suggestions welcome,
Diannes
DX: Aug 08 with IDC, 2.1 cm tumor, grade 3, weakly ER positive, PR negative, HER2 positive+++
Bilateral mastectomies: Sept. 2008, NO lymph nodes involved, no vascular invasion
Stage I-IIA
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