So it’s not even two weeks since I last wrote a blog post, I usually leave at least a month or two between posts, so you can probably guess that I’m feeling the need to write again so soon because something has happened and I just need a wee rant about it. So apologies in advance for any ranting! As my chemo finished last May and Radiotherapy in July, I think a lot of people hadn’t realised that I was still undergoing some treatment. Herceptin ( Trastuzumab ) is a targeted treatment used to treat people with HER2 positive breast cancer (and some other types of cancer too). My treatment started with my first Docetaxel chemotherapy last May and was to be administered by injection every 3 weeks for a year (18 doses). My final dose was due to be given on the 9 th May. A s the Herceptin can have an effect on the heart and on the white blood cells I was required to have an echocardiogram (ultrasound of the heart) and blood tests b efore the Herceptin can be administered which were to ...
A blog about life during and after breast cancer treatment, dealing with grief and trying to find my new normal.