Herceptin questions

[Joan S.]

I am on herceptin/taxol every week for three weeks and then one week off. I have been on this regime since July and if my body holds up I will be on it for three to four more months. So far the main side effects have been bloody mucous, fatigue and a little pain in my forefinger of my left hand. That seems to have gone away. I was afraid that I was developing neuropathy but if I was I don't think it would have gone away so quickly. I do have some stomach discomfort. I get a "caustic" feeling in my stomach sometimes and I feel full quickly but I am maintaining my weight. I have not had a muga scan. I asked the doctor about it and he said unless I had a pre-existing heart problem I didn't need it.
Joan

[sdhaem]

Joan S.
I didn't have any heart problems prior to Herceptin,, after 18 weekly treatments i was taken off as the Muga scan showed damage to my left an right ventricles, my muga before herceptin was a nice high range and it droped to 40% left and 42 right..
I would question why you are not being monitered ,, ther is another way they can moniter the heart don't remember what it is but I would insist on one of them..