Hi @PV123 thank you so much for that article it brings me hope.
@mtansyz thank you thank you... until when are you having the herceptin and perjeta? im just worried about the paclataxel because I've heard that it causes neuropathy and the herceptin gives you palpitations. I just really pray that my body tolerates it.
I'm having herceptin / perjeta indefinitely at this stage....no end date set...
(I have an ECHO every three months to check on my heart...I imagine you will too).
I ended up having neuropathy in my feet towards the end of the 12 cycles...so my Oncologist adjusted my dose down slightly for the last couple of weeks....I can't remember how long it took for the neuropathy to wear off, but I think it was a couple of weeks. I think that they can gently adjust the dose if things are getting a bit to full on! We are living a lot longer these days, so they want to make sure they can also give you a reasonable quality of life as well :) My oncologist also mentioned that its really common for people to not finish all 12 cycles...which made me feel a little better / like I hadn't 'failed' in some way.
Best of Luck!!!
