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Diarrhea and 'off' feeling with Herceptin?
Hi again,
I have had 14 Herceptin treatments so far. I finished the Taxotere/Carboplatin in March 2009 and have been given Herceptin since November. I finish in Oct.
Question: Does anyone have diarrhea frequently with Herceptin? I seem to have it a lot unless I take Immodium. One a day helps to slow things down, but is this normal to have my tummy screwed up? Also my appetite isn't the best....I'm not losing weight but there are times I just don't have much appetite. My energy is ok, not the best but I expect Herceptin is responsible for this.
I did a google search and it does say that Herceptin can cause nausea, diarrhea, headache, etc., but I wondered how many of you experience this, and not just around the time when you get a treatment? Also I seem to be getting more hot/cold chills with this Herceptin tx I had Aug 6. Other than that, I walked for an hour today on some trails with hubby & dogs and am trying to cope.
Any input.....????? Thanks!
Diannes
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Three years and 5 months NED
Dx: Aug 2008 right breast IDC with 50% of tumor DCIS, Stage II or IIA, tumor size: 2.1 cm
Grade 3
8/9 Richardson/Bloom test
ER+ weakly positive
Alred Score: 4 (suggesting I would strongly benefit from hormone therapy)
PR-,
HER2 positive +++
No vascular invasion
No lymph nodes involved
Surgery: Sept. 9, 2008 -Modified radical mastectomy, right breast. I chose to have a simple mastectomy on the left. Began Taxotere/Carboplatin/Herceptin November, 2008. Finished T/C March 2009. Finished #16 Herceptin Sept. 09. AI's and Tamoxifen made me sick. Began natural Tamoxifen which is Quercetin, I3C and a combo of other supplements. I am also a DES Daughter. There is now a link between DES exposure in utero and breast cancer!
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