Paclitaxel and Herceptin cycles

Hi everyone.

I am on on going cycles of Paclitaxel with a monthly dose of Herceptin to assist me with my secondary liver cancer. Just started my second cycle and it is going well with hardly any side effects and eating well. Does anyone on similar medications feel like this? To be honest after each session especially with the Herceptin I feel really buzzed up and healthy for a couple of days after?? Any thoughts are welcomed. Regards Simon.

  • Hi Simon, Glad your are receptive to the treatment you are getting. I had similar for breast cancer three years ago. I never experienced any negative reaction and got through it well. I did not have secondary cancer however I did have my treatment with others who had been on Herceptin for over ten years because of lesions elsewhere. So all in all it must be good stuff. Will you continue with the Paciltaxel for a long time or will it revert to only Herceptin. The people I speak about only had Herceptin once their dose of chemotherapy had finished. Warmest Wishes for the future. Anne
  • Thank you Anne for this message which is very helpful as you do hear lots of good news stories about Herceptin. I think I will be having around 4 cycles of both then onto Herceptin only. Further CT next February will make the teams decisions more certain about ongoing procedures. Take care. Simon.