TDM-1 Drug Trial
I am wondering if anyone has taken part in any of the above trials - I know there have been a few around the country including The Christie in Manchester. T-DM1 is Herceptin plus an additional...
View ArticleHerceptin and chest pains
Hi All, Wondering if anyone else has had chest pain immediately after Herceptin infusion. I have had no problems with herceptin until my 5th dose on Friday. Infusion went well but towards the end of...
View Articleafter surgery - nerve pain
I am 12 days post op for lumpectomy and full lymph removal on one side and the numbness and nerve damage is getting worse, I have had some drained off and the consultant said yesterday that all looked...
View ArticleTC Chemo & Herceptin
Hi allWhilst I while away the hours awaiting dates for my first chemo cycle, I'm doing my research and information gathering ahead of my forthcoming Taxotere and Cyclophosphamide cocktail, I'm...
View ArticleEverolimus (Afinitor)
Hi everyone. I have just started taking Everolimus (2 weeks ago) for an indefinate period and am suffering from the most chronic mouth ulcers making it difficult to eat and even talk. I was wondering...
View ArticleHerceptin effectiveness
Hi folks, i was diagnosed 5 years ago with her2 + bc, I was reading on wikipedia that 70% of people do not respond to herceptin, surely that is not the case, I have always read that it is very...
View ArticleHerceptin without chemotherapy
Diagnosed with Grade 1 tumour. No lymph node involvement. Had lumpectomy followed by 18 sessions of radiotherapy and taking Arimidex for 5 years. Now been told the tumour was HER2 positive and have the...
View ArticleHerceptin and low blood counts
I have recently finished 6 cycles of TCH (Docetaxel and Carboplatin with Herceptin) so have already had 6 of my scheduled 18 doses of Herceptin. I start Herceptin only next week and was perturbed to...
View Articleany immediate side effects to Herceptin?
Hi there, Just wondering if there are any immediate effects after having Herceptin that would prevent me from either driving myself afterwards and returning to work the same day?. My first "Herceptin...
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