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Herceptin & soreness on the mastectomy side?
I had a Modified radical mastectomy on the right side and SNB. I noticed from my very FIRST loading dose or herceptin that the right side of my chest hurt pretty bad from the inside. Like the tissue was being eaten up. Or raw..whatever?
But now its been five months of chemo along with weekly infusions of herceptin and I STILL to this day find that right side so SORE inside. Its like its never healed. Its hard to explain how it feels. But I just wonder if since that is where they removed the tumor...do you suppose the herceptin attacks that spot more so then other parts of the body? I can push down on my incision from the surgery which was done back on 1-3-06 and it hurts...very sensitive and sore. I wouldn't think it should still be like that after all this time.
Does anyone else that has had a mastectomy, or lumpectomy and is on herceptin experienced such a thing? (With my luck..it will only be me...I always have to be different.) lol 
Chelee
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DX: 12-20-05 - Stage IIIA, Her2/Neu, 3+++,Er & Pr weakly positive, 5 of 16 pos nodes.
Rt. MRM on 1-3-06 -- No Rads due to compromised lungs.
Chemo started 2-7-06 -- TCH - - Finished 6-12-06
Finished yr of wkly herceptin 3-19-07
3-15-07 Lt side prophylactic simple mastectomy. -- Ooph 4-05-07
9-21-09 PET/CT "Recurrence" to Rt. axllia, Rt. femur, ilium. Possible Sacrum & liver? Now stage IV.
9-28-09 Loading dose of Herceptin & started Zometa
9-29-09 Power Port Placement
10-24-09 Mass 6.4 x 4.7 cm on Rt. femur head.
11-19-09 RT. Femur surgery - Rod placed
12-7-09 Navelbine added to Herceptin/Zometa.
3-23-10 Ten days of rads to RT femur. Completed.
4-05-10 Quit Navelbine--Herceptin/Zometa alone.
5-4-10 Appt. with Dr. Slamon to see what is next? Waiting on FISH results from femur biopsy.
Results to FISH was unsuccessful--this happens less then 2% of the time.
7-7-10 Recurrence to RT axilla again. Back to UCLA for options.
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