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01-25-2007, 11:15 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Bakersfield, CA
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Heartburn
As anyone else experinced a lot of heartburn while on Herceptin. I seem to get it almost daily since I started on weekly Herceptin back in November. Some days it is only mild, but others it is very severe. My doctor did prescribe something for it but some days it is so bad the medicine doesn't seem to help.
Thanks for the input.
Stephanie
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01-25-2007, 12:34 PM
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I used to also get heart burn as well. I was given Nexium to take. There were day's when I had to take two, one in teh morning and one in the evening, HOWEVER don't do this unless your Doctor say's you can. Since finishing my herceptin, this has all gone away.
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Vicki
Texas
Biopsy Dx'd 3-23-05 Age 48
MRM 4-5-05 w/ 2 tumor's 5cm, and 6 cm (right side)
IDC (poorly differentiated infiltrating ductual carcinoma)
5+/16 nodes
Stage III A
Grade 3
ER/PR-, Her2/neu ++
Ki67 78%
Begin Chemo 5-2-05 4XAC Dose Dense , 4X Abraxane Dose Dense (ended August 05)
28 Rad's ended October 13 2005
Started Herceptin Weekly August 2005 for one year
Had a Simple mastectomy left side after Mamo showed incresed micro-calcifications. Jan. 17 2006.
Brain MRI Feb.2006--All Clear
August 28, 2006 Last Weekly Herceptin.
October 2006--Colonoscopy, 6 Polyp's removed--all B9
PET Scan July 2007
Abdominal MRI Oct. 2007---2 Right Kidney Cysts
Core Biopsy-- Lump on Scar Line 1-10-08---B9
Brain MRI 6-2008--All Clear
PET/CT Scan 6-2008
Sept. 8 2008, 4CM area removed from mastectomy scar line. Proved to be B9.
PET/CT Scan-- July 2009 --All clear
August 17,2009 ---Had Port Removed
6 Years NED -- April 5,2011
DX'd with Melanoma left arm 10-10-2011
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01-25-2007, 03:38 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Minnesota
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Am I glad for this thread. I too have been experiencing heartburn, been on Herceptin since March 2005 and just started with the heartburn a month or so ago. Mine is actually more of a sour stomache sort of feel. I hate bringing every little ache and pain up to my onc so am always glad to hear that others are having same side affects.
Bobbi
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Diagnosed 10-18-05 found during annual mamogram
Left mastectomy 10-27-05.
Sentinal node biopsy-node negative
IDC Grade 3 of 3
Tumor 2 cm margins clear
HER-2/neu 3+++
Er Pr +
Began chemo/AC every 3 weeks 12-6-05 followed by Taxol and weekly Hercpetin (Herceptin through June 2007)
Right prophlyactic mastectomy June 2006 with expanders. Due to have exchange surgery sometime end of May 2007.
Exchange surgery completed June 2007 with saline implants and nipples. Darned left implant is lopsided to the left due to the wrongly formed pocket and my wrongly formed chest wall!
Switched from Tamoxifen to Armidex in May due to menopause.
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01-25-2007, 09:29 PM
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Location: Alexandria, VA
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I have sporadic wicked heartburn that began after H but has continued after. I'm beginning to think it might be tamoxifen or zoloft that are causing it as I do notice it the most after I take my oral meds. BB
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01-26-2007, 07:29 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Millstadt, IL
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Stephanie,
I have had heartburn every day since I started Herceptin. I have been off a month now, and I still have it. Zantac is the only medication that works for me.
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Linda2
DX 6/2005
Stage IIA, Grade I
ER/PR +, HER2 +++
Lumpectomy on Left breast 7/2005
No lymph nodes involved
4 cycles of A/C
12 weekly doses Taxol and Herceptin
33 Rads
Herceptin for one year ended 12/2006
Femara for 5 years
NED as of now
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01-26-2007, 11:54 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 138
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I have a problem as well. It did start during Herceptin and now has continued since I completed Herceptin.
Karen
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01-27-2007, 05:58 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Wilmington, Del.
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Yes. Heartburn for me was worst the first 3 days after my Herceptin treatment.
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MJO
IDC, Stage I, Grade 2
Oncotype DX Score 32
Her2++ E+P+, Node Neg.
Lumpectomy 11/04/05 Clear Margins
3 Dose dense AC (Couldn't tolerate 4)
4 Dose dense Taxol & Herc. (Tolerated well)
36 weeks Herceptin (Could not complete one year due to decrease in MUGA score)
2 years of Arimidex, then three years of Femara
Finished Femara May 2011
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01-27-2007, 06:59 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Fredericksburg, VA
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I too get some bad heartburn for several days after my Taxotere/Herceptin treatments. I have a hiatal (sp?) hernia, too, but over the counter stuff usually helps. I don't recall if I had this problem when I was on Herceptin alone. I've found that eating sugary treats really aggravates my heartburn, another reason to eat healthy!
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Liz
3/05 Initial dx invasive dc 2 cm lump, age 39
lumpectomy & 3 of 5 nodes +, ER+/PR+, Her2+++
alternative chemo 5/05-7/05, rad 8/05-10/05
7/06 dx mets to vertebrae, pelvis & chest lymph nodes
8/06 - 10/06 tamoxifen, herceptin, oophorectomy & zometa
11/06 PET/CT showed continued bone mets, new spot on liver
12/06 began taxotere/herceptin 1x/3 weeks,
2/07 - 2-08 NED!
3/08 progression, start taxol/herceptin weekly, monthly zometa
8/08 start ai & herceptin
12/08 - progression, start weekly navelbine/herceptin thru 6/09 & monthly zometa
7/09 - PET/CT showed improvement in spine, but 2-3 lymph nodes in chest became active
9/09 - 11/09 - weekly abraxane/herceptin
12/09 - PET/CT - chest lymph nodes resolved, progression in spine & pelvis
2/10 - 6/10 - start tykerb/xeloda, progession in spine & pelvis
7/10 - start taxotere/carboplatin/herceptin
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01-28-2007, 06:00 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: france
Posts: 1,648
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Hi,
Have you raised the head of your bed? that can help. I think they suggest 4 inches.
Check on www.mayoclinic.com under acid reflux or GERD.
I had it at the start of the 3rd week of radiation - I woke up with my esophagus and the whole front of me feeling as though it was on fire. My husband made me gulp some Maalox liquid which helped and of course I sat up and read after that since lying down aggravates it. The next day the radiologist gave me something like a Maalox. My husband likes Inexium not to be confused with Nexium for his heartburn and also just plain old liquid Maalox. Be sure to stand up or sit up when it comes on and don't eat acidic things at night.
good luck.
sarah
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