side affects
hi, this is my first post. I am having 4 doses of Docetaxel and Cyclophosphamide. I've recently had my 3rd round and 1 to go. I have this really annoying side affect where the tips of my fingers and ...
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Hi Vinn. I had the same treatment as you with Herceptin as well and yes got the same effect. I only got it in two of my fingers on my right hand but it was enough to make it difficult for me to do up buttons, brush my teeth and type on a computer keyboard. I found it was accumulative in that it got worse between round 1, 2 and 3 but it stayed the same for round 4 and disappeared about 7 weeks after I finished chemo. It's amazing what these drugs can do to our body. If you haven't already, I would definitely mention this to your oncology team next time.
Hope it eases up soon for you.
Take care
Nadine