A starting point.
Here is a bit of an introduction, I am 39, I am a mum to 2 great kids aged 11 and 9 and a wife and busy with a job that I love and life that I love……… This is my first blog, all about my adventure on...
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Hi Jecca,
this is a roller coaster ride so hold on!
Just wanted to share my experiences of Herceptin which I've been on since Aug. 2011 - every three weeks. Infusion is OK other than reminding me that I'm an oncology patient. It has a long list of side effects and I've found overall fatigue a bit intrusive, some strong headaches, regular outbreaks of mouth ulcers (use a warm water and bi-carb. rinse) and conjunctivis outbreaks (again use warm, salty water rinses). I have had very tender feet, the souls, for about 18mths and find Voltaren helps - I hope you don't have this one.
My emotions go up and down but I've found the best way to deal with this is to be honest with myself and let others know if I can't manage something, I keep fit with walks and the gym and find that on a bad day the best thing to do is to 'do' something - phone a friend or get out of the house. I've also returned to part time work and that was a wise move.
Make sure you keep asking questions of your Dr's - the best thing is to be informed.
best wishes,
Beryl