What did you experience with Herceptin-Navelbine combo

[peytons mom]

I have been on this combo of herceptin/ navelbine now off and on since Jan. I didn't have pain in the site which was my liver, but I had these weird shooting pains thoughout my shoulder and a pain in my jaw on day 2 and 3. I don't have these now.Otherwise, it's working and I have fatigue day 2 and 3.
Good Luck!

Peytons Mom

[mamacze]

Dear Frank,
A warm welcome back to you (and Evelyn)! I am sorry to hear Evelyn is moving on to another chemo regiman, but if you have to have one, navelbine is too bad. I remember my first week on navelbine, I had some stomach issues; pain, nausea, diarrhea; but that eased over time. I had VERY weak joints (knees especially) and very tired, especially doing stairs. I also had many shooting pains, at the incision site, and in my lungs. All were good signs as my followup scans were good and I have been NED since Nove of 2004.
Give Ev a warm hug from us and please keep us posted on how she does.
Love Kim from CT

[Shell]

Frank-


I had hercepetin/navelbine, and it wasn't that bad. I didn't have the individualized pain others mentioned, except the knee joint achiness, but I had just finished taxotere so it could have been that. The only symptom I remember was low counts, so have Evelyn be diligent about avoiding germs and germy people...

Shell