Herceptin

@RubyRumble, That will good thanks Shazx

Herceptin is an infusion or injection and is a targeted therapy that's given with chemo...then continues after chemo finished for 9 months. The link below explains it.

https://www.bcna.org.au/understanding-breast-cancer/treatment/targeted-therapy/

@ShazS I go for my first infusion today Paciltaxel & Herceptin (12 weeks of Paciltaxel) Herceptin every 3 weeks. Heart scan and blood test before today, after chemo finishes I can have an injection.

I will let you know how I go! X

Unreal the price grateful we don't to find the money to pay for it. Unreal about the hamsters.

Is herceptin the chemo I thought it was a tablet. Gathering ecg , port ha cathita , before and after each session. When I went back for my results I got a first year intern and she was rude. I mentioned I haven't looked at my boobs she says look at the now I said um no she says again look at them now as a public patient do we say nothing and go with it or can I have a say? I would prefer to see the doctor I seen before the surgery. Shazx

Thanks all

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Herceptin is given if you are her 2 +, meaning your cancer has a protein attached that makes it grow. If you are positive you'll likely get it 12 months. It may start with chemo or after chemo depending on your pathology. Mine starts after chemo and I only need it for 6 months as my her 2 is not at a high level. In Australia you will get heart scans before starting and every 3 months.it has been a significant discovery in breast cancer treatment and survival rates

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I had no side effects at all on Herceptin. 3 months with Taxol and then on its own for another 9 months. It can affect your heart but I had no issues at all and as primek says it is monitored carefully. Good luck, it's worth looking up, has proven to be effective.