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Side Effects Herceptin / Perjeta
Hi Lovely Ladies, Can anyone tell me please if you get sinus problems and headaches from either of the above drugs? Also like Chemo the more rounds you have do you get worse side effects? So far I ...
Hi Sam09,
I experienced headaches, sore throats and flu like symptoms on Herceptin.
Oncology nurses finally addressed these problems, towards the end of treatment, with painkillers and antihistamine, administered about an hour before my round.This alleviated most of the symptoms during, had sore throats and headaches all through herceptin tho.
Hope this helps, keep telling them about your symptoms, till they address it, I found that difficult, kept being told herceptin has no side effects.A nurse ended up googling it, ha, yeah!
I experienced headaches, sore throats and flu like symptoms on Herceptin.
Oncology nurses finally addressed these problems, towards the end of treatment, with painkillers and antihistamine, administered about an hour before my round.This alleviated most of the symptoms during, had sore throats and headaches all through herceptin tho.
Hope this helps, keep telling them about your symptoms, till they address it, I found that difficult, kept being told herceptin has no side effects.A nurse ended up googling it, ha, yeah!