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Flo80
Flo80 Member Posts: 349
edited May 2020 in Not Diagnosed With a Recurrence or Metastases but Concerned

Hi all. I finished chemotherapy, masectomy and radiation for stage three breast cancer in February this year. I am still taking herceptin and perjeta and am on hormonal treatment. My right side of chest hurts and I experience panting with little activity. Has anyone experienced this

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  • vlnrph
    vlnrph Member Posts: 1,632
    edited May 2020

    I have not had this but want to suggest you call your clinic today and report these symptoms.

    They should ask you how long this has been going on and may want to see you to listen to your heart, etc.

    The anemia measured by low red cells from my treatment will cause a shortness of breath with exertion so I have to pace myself. It will resolve with rest and does not involve pain. We do labs every month to monitor blood counts. Again, don’t wait to see if you start to feel better. Let us know what happens.

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  • Flo80
    Flo80 Member Posts: 349
    edited May 2020

    Thank you so much and waiting for the doctor to call me for a cat scan. If they don’t give me an appointment will go to ER this week.

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  • DodgersGirl
    DodgersGirl Member Posts: 2,382
    edited May 2020

    Flo80– hope you hear from your MO soon.

    Meanwhile, do you have a pulse/ox device at home? It’s that thing they put over a finger tip to get a pulse rate and oxygen saturation in your blood. If you have one, track your readings with a note as to what you were doing at the time. The MO may be interested in those numbers,


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  • DATNY
    DATNY Member Posts: 358
    edited May 2020

    While you should talk to your doc to check it out, I wanted to say that is normal to be tired for about two years after the treatment is finished. Also herceptin may induce heart damage, but I guess your doc is monitoring that. Finally perjeta may cause diarrhea, which may throw off balance the electrolytes, that may lead to muscle pain. So, in a nutshell, I believe that is unlikely to be cancer.




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  • Flo80
    Flo80 Member Posts: 349
    edited May 2020

    Hi Dodgersgirl,

    Thank you so much for replying. No I don’t have one but I guess I should get one. I had my infusion on Friday and the oxygen level looked okay. But I will get one for sure.

    Regards

    Flira

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  • Flo80
    Flo80 Member Posts: 349
    edited May 2020

    Hi Datny,

    Thank you for the reply. I at times feel like a walking zombie. I feel difficult to breathe while I try to sleep. I had a clear ct scan in December end. Was wondering if cancer can spread in four months. Of of my doctors thinks radiation can cause these symptoms. They will schedule a ct and I am waiting for them to call me. If I don’t by the weekend then will go to ER.

    Thank you so much.

    Flira

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