Mrs Carol W
I'd be interested to hear how many of you got Herceptin for early stage BC either before or after it came on the PBS about October 06. I was one of my oncologists first PBS patients.
Carol
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Dear Kay,
I also had a lot of joint pain but I put this down to also being on Arimidex (for post menopausal women and having no break between 4xAC; 4x taxol with peripheral .. pins & needles and numbness which eventually went; then radiotherapy to 4 locations starting 3 days after final chemo concurrently with Herceptin. After I think the 2nd or 3rd herceptin started on Arimidex which I am still on. Now 4 + years since surgery and 3 years into Arimidex - side effects weight gain, arthritis rings enlarged 4 sizes; elevated blood pressure; joint pain; osteporosis but finally over the hot flushes!
Carol