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It took me about 3 or 4 months. I walked all through Herceptin but was a runner before. I just went back to running 4 weeks ago as I just couldn't really do it before. Theoretically, it takes about 6 months for the Herceptin to be out of your body due to its half-life.
Hang in there. It gets better and better. Part of your fatigue also comes from the "divorce" from the cancer center syndrome too. It kinda puts you in the dumps too.
Keep walking - 5-6 hours of walking a week has been equated to a 21% to 44% decrease in recurrence rate via a well controlled study (more if er/pr neg and less if er/pr+). None the less, its one thing you can do for yourself and its good for other possible ailments down the road (ie: heart troubles).
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Kind regards
Becky
Found lump via BSE
Diagnosed 8/04 at age 45
1.9cm tumor, ER+PR-, Her2 3+(rt side)
2 micromets to sentinel node
Stage 2A
left 3mm DCIS - low grade ER+PR+Her2 neg
lumpectomies 9/7/04
4DD AC followed by 4 DD taxol
Used Leukine instead of Neulasta
35 rads on right side only
4/05 started Tamoxifen
Started Herceptin 4 months after last Taxol due to
trial results and 2005 ASCO meeting & recommendations
Oophorectomy 8/05
Started Arimidex 9/05
Finished Herceptin (16 months) 9/06
Arimidex Only
Prolia every 6 months for osteopenia
NED 18 years!
Said Christopher Robin to Pooh: "You must remember this: You're braver than you believe and stronger than you seem and smarter than you think"
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