Herceptin and surgery

SusanAnne · 03-12-2006, 10:10 PM

Hi Julie,

I was 9 months into my 1 year of herceptin and I had TRAM flap reconstruction. My plastic surgeon just requested a note from my oncologist that it was OK to proceed and my onc. provided it no problem. Good luck.

Susan

Monique M · 03-13-2006, 02:22 PM

Hi Julie:

I am having my tissue expanders put in on Friday (I have been on herceptin since December 2004 and expect to go off it in December of 2006). My PS said that he had operated on others who were on herceptin without a problem. My onc also said it was no problem. (I let you know how it goes next week).

Peace and Blessings,
Monique

jsattaw · 03-13-2006, 04:11 PM

Hi Julie:

I had a complete hysterectomy and my expander replacement while on Herceptin. I've had excellent results with healing and no doctor suggested that Herceptin could interfere with healing.

Good luck with your treatments and surgery.

Jill

lu ann · 03-16-2006, 12:12 AM

Plastic Surgeons have to be extra carefull when doing the Tram and Diep Flap surgeries. The patients body has to be in optimum healing condition as the tissue that is transplanted can turn black and die.

Love and Blessings Lu Ann

snoopy · 03-19-2006, 02:45 PM

I've had surgery - Laprascopic Oophorectomy, LD reconstruction and Reduction of other breast (done in 2 ops 3 weeks appart. Longest was the LD/reduction - about 5 hours). Neither my Oncologist or Surgeon was concerned about surgery whilst on Herceptin. All of this has happened in the last few weeks so I can't comment on long term issues however all of my wounds are healing well (and the surgery went "as expected" by Surgeon).

Barbara · 03-19-2006, 03:12 PM

Hi:

I had my gallbladder out while on Herceptin as the harsh chemo had casused it to not eject bile well. I healed very fast. Faster than my younger sister who also had gallbladder surgery six months before I had mine.

Barb