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Herceptin - on a need to know basis
I thought I knew all the side effects of Herceptin by experience. Just found out about another. My gastroenterologist just gave me the low down on my latest colonoscopy. Apparently, Herceptin thins yo...
Hmmm. My colonoscopies have always mentioned mild diverticulitis, little stretchy pockets all too common in the western world to anyone over 50 (according to a rather droll nurse!) so I am surprised that if the bowel
wall was thinner than normal this might not have been noted too. Bowel perforation of course is a possible risk. Maybe thinning is a possible side effect, among the many, rather than a common one.
wall was thinner than normal this might not have been noted too. Bowel perforation of course is a possible risk. Maybe thinning is a possible side effect, among the many, rather than a common one.