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Thank you Tracy for leaving a comment and I hope that the side effects are minimal for you. Please remember to drink the water even if you are not a water drinker. It will help you a lot! My doctor encouraged me to figure out a way that I can drink the water instead of saying that I can’t. So I figured out a way and it made a huge difference for me. Nutrition matters too…eat protein in each meal. I wish you well on your journey.

I have had 3 heart ultrasound (echos) exams and so far no problems detected. Since I have been on Herceptin that I had a couple of minor incidents where I felt some heart flutters that worried me but I have a home blood pressure/pulse monitor that also detect heart flutters so when I felt the heart flutters that I took my blood pressure multiple times and everything was normal. The flutters lasted a few minutes and then went away. I talked to my doctor about it and she asked me a few questions about if I also experienced shortness of breath or leg swelling (which I have not) so she said not to worry but it it happened more often then to let her know.nSo far I have not. So far so good. I was glad to have that blood pressure monitor. I do have an older Apple Watch that I thought about wearing because I know that they have the ability to detect some heart issues but I can’t get my Apple Watch to work. I have been considering getting a newer version so that maybe it would alert me if something was starting to be an issue. I hope this helps.

@@lisamccullar-pumphrey4548 Thanks for the response! I’ve got a family history of heart disease and I’ve been pretty worried about Herceptin because of this. But it’s nice to hear that you’re monitored closely for any problems.

Thank you for your comment. If it turns out that you are on the same chemo treatment plan of Taxol + Herceptin then I encourage you to remember nutrition matters and so does drinking lots of water. Even though I am not a water drinker that I was able to figure out a way to drink about 80 ounces of water a day and all of that helped me not feel terrible and I keep up my normal life. I wish you well.

@@lisamccullar-pumphrey4548 I’ve been preparing with exercise and upping my water intake a lot. Nutrition is so important; I agree. I was curious what book you referred to?

@@2pieceabiscuit417 I found a book on Amazon called The cancer diet cookbook by Dionne Detraz., RDN. I liked it because the first section explains what foods to avoid and what foods to focus on. Then there is a reference to her recipes for different symptoms. For example, recipes that target fatigue. The recipes are 30-minute recipes and one pot meals. I must admit that some of the ingredients listed were not ingredients I was used to eating, like almond butter, or flaxseed or ground turmeric. However, I thought that this oncology nurse might know a thing or two about nutritional food for people who are going through chemo treatment and I decided to go buy those ingredients and just try out the recipes. I prepared the recipes as directed without changes and To my surprise I did like the recipes. They really made me feel better, or at least not terrible.