Herceptin and runny nose??

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Junebug40
Junebug40 Member Posts: 71
edited June 2014 in HER2+ (Positive) Breast Cancer
Herceptin and runny nose??
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  • Junebug40
    Junebug40 Member Posts: 71
    edited September 2010

    I finished my last Herceptin treatment beginning of August. How long till this runny nose goes away??

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  • lago
    lago Member Posts: 17,186
    edited September 2010

    has the hair in your nose grown back? That could be the cause of your runny nose

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  • cloudhowe
    cloudhowe Member Posts: 236
    edited September 2010

    A drippy nose is just a wee s/e of herceptrin. I finished 4 weeks ago and seems to be resolving itself. Thank God the nosebleeds are stoppping too! It will get better soon.

    Nettiex

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  • carcharm
    carcharm Member Posts: 486
    edited September 2010

    I just finished and can't wait till it stops. It is so random. I seem to have more allergies now than ever. My eyes stream tears when I ride my bike. I bend down and my nose drips. I get these itchy red bumps that I think are petechia ... they come up... get big.. turn red... and disappear in 2 weeks. The funny thing is that, knock on wood, I haven't been sick since being on herceptin.

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  • Junebug40
    Junebug40 Member Posts: 71
    edited September 2010

    I'm not sick at all.......but this darned runny nose! It is very random as was previously mentioned. I just bend over and it starts to pour out my nose. Thank God my family is used to it. My house is a minefield of little balled up kleenex! It also gets bad when I eat. I don't know if it has to do with the movement of my mouth irritating the sinus or what but know enough now to keep an extra kleenex available. Really tired of rocking the walrus look. When will this end?

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  • ebarnes48
    ebarnes48 Member Posts: 37
    edited September 2010

    I finnished herceptin in may  and Im glad to say no runny nose anymore.  but my nails flake any advise on stopping that please

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  • negirly
    negirly Member Posts: 318
    edited September 2010

    The runny nose just seems to fade away, the brittle nails seem to stay longer.  I'm 6 mos past my last Herceptin and my nails are better not great.  My advice - keep them short and with clear polish.

    Karyn

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  • MiracleMileM
    MiracleMileM Member Posts: 103
    edited September 2010

    I am stage IV and will be on Herceptin for as long as it keeps working.  The runny nose is an irritating SE but I am convinced it is the Herceptin that got me to and keeps me at NED.  I know the walrus look well.  Not only at home but also when driving.  And at work I keep a kleenex to my nose when ever I bend over to look at something in order to catch the embarrasing faucet drips.  The runny nose is much worse when I go hiking but my sister and hiking buddy figured out a solution that lets me deal with my nose while still hiking:  I use a mitten clip to attach a large bandana kerchief to my shirt. 

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  • Iamstronger
    Iamstronger Member Posts: 378
    edited September 2010

    I have the same response as kward.  I have been on hercepton alone for 4 months.  I still have a bit of a runny nose, but it has faded in intensity.  The nails are peeling and i find that clear nail polish helps that.

    V

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  • cbloom
    cbloom Member Posts: 1
    edited October 2011

    I have a constant runny nose. I know it is from the hercepton because when i was off of it for 4 months it went away.   I have to be on hercepton,..can anyone tell me if they used anything that worked for the runny nose?

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