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Herceptin Side Effects
Hi I am her2+. I’ve had 6rounds of THC, a lumpectomy and sentinel node removal followed by 20 days radiotherapy. When the chemo finished I had a 6 week break from Herceptin as my heart was under strai...
I got very sleepy after the infusion which nobody else seemed to have either and tired for 3 days.
Radiotherapy can definitely cause issues with your gut if it is close by.
I don't recall issues with taste from herceptin but after finishing chemo and 2 months on was on optifast trying to drop all the weight I'd put on during chemo. Everything tasted amazing on 800cals a day.
I wonder if your other medications could be contributing?
Just be aware you are exhausted from treatment and this is a set back. You are over halfway now ...there is light at the end of the treatment tunnel..
Radiotherapy can definitely cause issues with your gut if it is close by.
I don't recall issues with taste from herceptin but after finishing chemo and 2 months on was on optifast trying to drop all the weight I'd put on during chemo. Everything tasted amazing on 800cals a day.
I wonder if your other medications could be contributing?
Just be aware you are exhausted from treatment and this is a set back. You are over halfway now ...there is light at the end of the treatment tunnel..