Finished 6cycles of TCH. Now starting every 3 wks. of herceptin this wed. Before each TCH treatment I would take a steroid(4mg. dexamethasone.) Was wondering if I will need to take this before and after each herceptin treatment?I guess I willl need to call my onc, but in the meantime does anyone know the answer. Thank you
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jerseymaria… Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 485 |
Aug 25, 2008 11:36 am
jerseymaria wrote:
i was told it would only be given the first few times because they don't know if there will be a reaction. i had to continue throughout because of my breathing problems. i would get sob after the infusion. at first they said it wasn't from that cause that would happen during infusion but it happened every time. so i just insisted that i get it and it did. of course the side effects were there but breathing is a good thing so i had to deal with the se's. Dx 2/27/2006, 3cm, Stage IV, Grade 3, 9/25 nodes, mets, ER-/PR-, HER2+ |
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GrammyNancy… Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 410 |
Aug 25, 2008 02:53 pm
GrammyNancy wrote:
Hi, I just completed a year of Herceptin and I wasn't given anything. My infusions were weekly and I never had any se's. Good Luck to you, Nancy Dx 2/5/2007, ILC, 2cm, Stage IIb, Grade 3, 1/7 nodes, ER+/PR+, HER2+ |
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mrs_X_Sunne… Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 459 |
Aug 26, 2008 02:51 am
mrs_X_Sunneedazee wrote:
They gradually reduced the steroids once I switched from Taxol Herceptin to Herceptin only, and then I didn't have to have the dexameta anymore. I still had to have tylonel and xantax because I had had an allergic reaction before. No biggie. Made it easy to take a nap during my infusion! "Because I knew you, I have been changed for good." glinda & elphaba~wicked www.amberchase.weebly.com
Dx 5/10/2007, IBC, 6cm+, Stage IV, Grade 2, 3/5 nodes, mets, ER+/PR+, HER2+ |
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lisa39 Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 237 |
Aug 27, 2008 09:25 am
lisa39 wrote:
Nope, they're not giving me dexamethasone with my Herceptin. And boy, am I glad! I hated having to take it with Taxol. Blowing up like a balloon, not sleeping, that restless, unsettled feeling. Glad it's done! Lisa
Dx 11/29/2007, IDC, 1cm, Stage I, Grade 3, 0/4 nodes, ER-/PR-, HER2+ |
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LC4909 Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 672 |
Aug 27, 2008 09:30 am
LC4909 wrote:
I only get a little Benadryl with my Herceptin every 3 weeks. good luck! Dx 11/14/2007, IDC, 2cm, Stage IIa, Grade 2, 0/15 nodes, ER+/PR+, HER2+ |
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wendyk13 Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 797 |
Aug 30, 2008 08:18 am
wendyk13 wrote:
I only got a little bit of Benadryl as well and eventually I stopped that too as my H was done in less than 30 minutes, but I was so sleepy due to the Benadryl that I had to walk around the mall next door to wake up so I could drive home! It got too expensive...all that shopping every 3 weeks! I had no se's from the H. Good luck! Wendy
Dx 11/20/2006, IDC, 1cm, Stage I, Grade 2, 0/7 nodes, ER+/PR+, HER2+ |
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Zzap Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 112 |
Aug 30, 2008 08:42 am
Zzap wrote:
They gave me Benadryl and Tylenol when I had the Taxol/Herceptin infusions, but when I went on Herceptin alone they only gave me Tylenol and no Benadryl. I didn't have any side effects from the Herceptin alone, except a slight headache (very mild) and sometimes a runny nose right after the infusion. They were always gone by the next morning. Jenn
Dx 10/2/2006, 6cm+, Stage IIIa, Grade 2, 3/7 nodes, ER+/PR-, HER2+ |
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florencedon… Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 224 |
Aug 30, 2008 09:45 am
florencedonna wrote:
I was losing a whole afternoon to sedation from Benedryl with the herceptin so I asked if I could take zyrtec instead which doesn't make me sleepy. donna |
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Caya Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 808 |
Sep 20, 2008 05:55 pm
Caya wrote:
I was given nothing before my Herceptin infusions. I did ask them to slow down the infusion time from 30 to 60 minutes, which worked well for me. Dx 10/16/2006, IDC, 1cm, Stage I, Grade 2, 0/16 nodes, ER+/PR+, HER2+ |
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