Herceptin

Hi Shirls
Fantastic your finished chemo.Congrats.I like you had 6 tch and will be having my last herceptin next thursday.Have to say other than left over fatigue from chemo and the non exsistant veins the herceptin had very little effects.Cant believe the years up you dont find the weeks come round as your not dredding it like the chemo.To be honest the tamoxifen takes a bit of getting used to more so.However nowhere nearly as bad as chemo.
The only question id have over herceptin is that i think it slows down hair regrowth,although they say it doesnt.I will let you know on that one in few weeks time.

XX W

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Hi shirls

I finished herceptin in June and the only real side effect I had was a runny nose and watery eyes that was pretty constant didn't realise how much until I finished and it cleared up. Was tired and sore but that was knock on of chemo and rads. Like was said you don't dread it like chemo hunt the vein was probably the worst part

Be too to yourself

Madge x

Ah Shirls
Great to see you starting herceptin. Compared to all the other concerns and things to look out for when undergoing chemotherapy and radiotherapy, Herceptin is.... BORING
With a little bit of luck you won't have any major side effects - biggest thin to watch out for is breathlessness and chest pains in case you start getting problems with you heart but you probably will be having an echocardiogram every 3rd treatment.

I have 2 Herceptin dates left (woohoooo!!!!); as previously said, runny nose is my only major side effect, my blood pressure seems to be on the low side since July but I'm ok with that. (There's a million reasons that it may be low so we can't blame it entirely on poor old Herceptin!)

I must admit though that I find myself wiped-out for the last month; I had a battery of blood tests last week and everything is looking hunky dorey so hopefully by early next year, my old woman syndrome will be past me and I won't feel like I'm aching and joints creaking as much!

Best of luck, hope it rocks for you

Hi ladies

Yes with the runny nose too,never put that with the herceptin!!!Encee i have 1 herceptin left and am wrecked the last few weeks too maybe its the culmination of all the treatments.Gosh we wont know what to do with ourselves every 3 weeks!!

xx

Wilmaone
I know!!! I'm going to have to make up a phantom appointment every 3 weeks until I have myself weaned away from hospital

I'm nearly afraid to think of heading towards last treatment in case it goes tits up, har har

But I'm secretly soooo excited at finishing treatment... Woo hoo!!!!