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Lindaw,
I had weekly Taxotere and Herceptin back in 2001 for extensive liver mets. After about 8 months of this I had to stop. I managed ok with the treatment up until the last couple months when I started getting bad hand and leg cramps and constant tearing of my eyes and runny nose. Was just generally getting worn down. However, I started out with slightly lower than average blood counts because of the high dose chemo I had back in 1997. I only had the steroids the day I got my infusion so it wasn't so bad. I didn't need any anti nausea meds either. After awhile I figured out if I took a benadryl before bed it would help me sleep cause the decadron gets you so wired.
The treatment completely got rid of my liver mets, and other than my single brain lesion last summer, I am NED. It shouldn't be too bad for you. I was able to still ride my horse all through treatment.
Kim in CA
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