Herceptin dose.
Today was my last dose of Herceptin and I was very surprised to be told that my last dose was 2mg per kg of body weight, rather than the previous dosage of 6mg per kg. When I questioned this, I was told that because the first loading dose was 50% stronger than subsequent ones, the last one is reduced as the PBS only pays for X amount of Herceptin per kg over the entire 17 dose cycle. Has anybody else had this? I couldn't believe it as nobody had mentioned anything like this to me before.
