Hi all, im starting Kadcyla on Tuesday due to the herceptin not working, i have already had six round's of chemo and the operation to remove the tumor,
My question is has anyone else been treated with this and how strong is it?
Like is it as strong as previous chemo etr
Hi, I noticed you'd not had any replies yet as the site and I just wanted to share a previous post on this that you might find helpful.
Hi Ethey
I was put on Kadcyla for 14 rounds, as every person reacts to chemo differently I will tell you how I got on.
For me Kadcyla was a breeze compared to my chemo, the only symptoms I had was a bit of tiredness after the infusion and a bit of a cough .
I did have to stop after my 12th round as according to my blood tests it was affecting my liver function, but as I had already had 2 herceptin jabs ot was OK.
Also because my infusion was on a Friday the weekend was enough for me to recover and I was back in work full-time.
Hope everything goes well with your and if you have any specific questions I will try to answer them for you .
Carolyn x
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