Hi - any advice would be super helpful!
I was diagnosed with Her2+ last October. I had 4 cycles of EC and something else..then 4 cycles of Docetaxel, herceptin and Pertuzamab, and now 14 more cycles of Herceptin and Pertuzamab.
I had surgery in July ( Mascectomy and Recon) and then 15 rounds of Radiotherapy in September.
During my Docetaxel my gut was all over the place. I had constipation for most of it, but then sometimes Diarrhea too. So it was hard to know what my normal bowel habits were! I read that Herceptin can give you Diarrhea. But i think because of the Docetaxel, that won out and i was constipated!
I was then pretty constipated up until end of August, when suddenly one day i felt quite nauseous for 2 days, then suddenly had diarrhea. Which i have now had for nearly 2 months! Which is exhausting. I had a colonscopy 2 weeks ago. No cancer so that is brilliant. But my question is.. as i am still on Hercpetin, I am wondering if that is causing my diarrhea? Can it be a build up of Herceptin? As i know one side effect is Diarrhea... but am wondering if it can be delayed.... and if anyone else has experienced this and what they did to cope?! I am taking Imodium at the moment.
Thanks in advance!!