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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cfs-file/__key/system/syndication/atom.xsl" media="screen"?><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xml:lang="en-US"><title type="html">suzy oliver&amp;#39;s blog </title><subtitle type="html">suzy oliver&amp;#39;s blog </subtitle><id>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/suzy_oliver/atom</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/suzy_oliver" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/suzy_oliver/atom" /><generator uri="http://telligent.com" version="12.1.2.21912">Telligent Community (Build: 12.1.2.21912)</generator><updated>2009-08-16T04:18:37Z</updated><entry><title>Herceptin side-effects</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/suzy_oliver/posts/herceptin-side-effects" /><id>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/suzy_oliver/posts/herceptin-side-effects</id><published>2009-08-16T03:18:37Z</published><updated>2009-08-16T03:18:37Z</updated><content type="html">Hi

I&amp;#39;m curious to know if anyone is experiencing side-effects from herceptin?  I&amp;#39;ve been having it 3 weekly for the last 9 months, the first 6 were given with chemo, and am to continue with it for another 7 months, so in effect a year by itself.  I have it on a Friday and now by the Monday I am achy - legs the worst - and sooo tired.  Not as bad as chemo but I am having to take to bed and feel like this for a good week now, a little bit longer with each one.  My oncologist tells me this is ok, I have been treated very aggressively.  I know some people do not experience anything, and am puzzled as to why this effects me so much?  Any thoughts on this much appreciated...&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/aggbug?PostID=229650&amp;AppID=24906&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>Former Member</name><uri>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/members/formermember</uri></author><category term="Breast cancer" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/suzy_oliver/archive/tags/Breast%2bcancer" /><category term="chemotherapy" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/suzy_oliver/archive/tags/chemotherapy" /><category term="HERCEPTIN" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/suzy_oliver/archive/tags/HERCEPTIN" /><category term="Oncologist" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/suzy_oliver/archive/tags/Oncologist" /></entry></feed>