Waiting for chemo!!
Hi Everyone, I am new to this network. My name is Debbie and I was diagnosed with Invasive ductal carcinoma, grade 2, HER positive amplified, oestrogen and progesterone receptor positive, tumour 23mm,...
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Hi everyone. I saw a lovely lady oncologist at Royal Perth yesterday who made everything a lot easier to understand than talking with the surgeons. So. I am starting TCH (Docetaxel, Carboplatin, Trastuzumab) Treatment cycle is repeated every 21 days. I will have 6 cycles. After 6 cycles, will just receive trastuzumab every 21 days for a further 11 cycles. Chemo starting on 23 August. I did ask if I could start next week, but they want to wait for surgery to heal a bit more as I still have some swelling around where lymph nodes were taken out.
I had to have two injections into arm for them to look how well heart is pumping, as a side effect of trastuzumab means the heart could be affected! great! so much to look forward to!!!. There are pages and pages of side effects for this chemo. If anyone out there has any good news, as in its not that bad! would love to hear some good positive stories from anyone on this same treatment plan. I am scared about some of the side effects, mainly the nerve damage one.
Good luck to Fletch with your oncologist appointment tomorrow, let me know how you get on. Hope your appointment Emim, went well today. Will you be on same treatment plan as me?
I had to have two injections into arm for them to look how well heart is pumping, as a side effect of trastuzumab means the heart could be affected! great! so much to look forward to!!!. There are pages and pages of side effects for this chemo. If anyone out there has any good news, as in its not that bad! would love to hear some good positive stories from anyone on this same treatment plan. I am scared about some of the side effects, mainly the nerve damage one.
Good luck to Fletch with your oncologist appointment tomorrow, let me know how you get on. Hope your appointment Emim, went well today. Will you be on same treatment plan as me?