Just started Herceptin, worried about effects on heart.

[laureen]

Herceptin gave me the hope to start my journey of being a mom. Read my signature. The side effects are usually minimal. I have even been thinking if I could go back on it, as a preventative every fews years. I will be 5 years out in august. I know you just want to be done. Trust me I get it. See if you can get herceptin every three weeks instead of every week. The time will go much faster that way. Your docs will watch your heart. I wanted a second opinion, so I went to a cardiologist and was told I had nothing to worry about, that my diet and undesirable lifestyle choices put me more at risk of hurting my heart then herceptin. I had A/C too, which is a double whammy to the heart. You and your heart, physically and emotionally can do this.