Hi Patti,

For me I had no vomiting at all. I didn't feel like eating but I couldn't chalk it up to stomach upset, I just had desire to eat ANYTHING. Towards the end of the three weeks right after my chemo I would slowly gain wait to get back to my normal weight, then BOOM chemo would happen and I'd be down 10 pounds in almost a week.

I think chemo and herceptin is a very individualized thing. What I experienced even with the same sort of regiment is not what you may be feeling when you have it. I volunteer at a local oncology center and I have seen people do much better than me and others who suffered with every side effect in the book.  Be kind to yourself, get plenty of rest and hydration. Remember to get out in the fresh air and WALK everyday if only for a 1/2 mile. That will help you a lot.

The other thing I was going to say is that each and every chemo was different, it wasn't just the same with worse side-effects. Chemo number 1 I was very loopy and groggy. Number 2 it was diarrhea and I couldn't be away from a bathroom long, number two was itching. The weird thing was, after my next chemo whatever side-effects I had from the previous chemo would go away and I'd have a whole new side-effect. Weird I know.

Hang in there, hopefully things will get better XX

I don't know how to answer your question other than to let you know I am thinking about you and wish you the best. I had RNY. I like the malabsoption feature of it. It is a double edge sword however. I wish I could still take ibuprofen.

Ruth,
I was 1 1/2 years out from RNY when I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I am now almost 2 years without incident. Pheeeeew!
I had a double mastectomy with immediate reconstruction and I also had to undergo chemo and then herceptin treatments for one year.
It IS doable. I did very well on it. I was treated at the Mayo here in Phoenix and that was one of my concerns was not being able to be properly treated because I had "ruined" myself by having RNY. My Oncologist said, "Nora, you did NOT ruin yourself, if anything you saved yourself by losing weight" He was right, I did great during chemo. I didn't have the bad stomach upset and acid reflux like a lot of people that go through it.
Good luck, please let us know how you are doing

I had a double mastectomy and DIEP. I was able to get a tummy tuck out of it so that part wasnt too bad.
I have been on armidex for a year now 

are you off of the pills because your doctor took you off of them? I know different people have different courses of treatment for their particular form of breast cancer. I was ER+ PR+ Her2+ with 2 lymph nodes involved., a tumor of 1.7cm and staged at 2a. My course of treatment was 6 rounds of chemo (Taxotere, Carboplatin) and Herceptin every 3 weeks and then Herceptin only every 3 weeks for a year. I am finally done.as of last Thanksgiving. I held my weight and then gained 10 pounds right after Thanksgiving. Now I am back to normal. I think my hormones were out of whack.
I think you need to be patient with yourself, dont be too hard on yourself either. You are going through a lot.

HI there,
I really only know one person who has ever had thyroid cancer and that was the woman who did the pre-admitting at the hosptial when I had my double mastectomy. She had a scar on her throat and told me that she just got back to work. She told me her prognosis was very good!
I hope your surgery goes well.
Nora
XXX

Was she HER2 positive and on TCH treatments as well?  There are many different types of chemos and  treatments. Some cause weight gain and puffiness. Others cause weight loss. The standard care for triple positive breast cancer is TCH unless it's metastasized. It's hard to compare one treatment with another. I had the exact treatment she is on.

Do you ever wonder deep down if WLS was the culprit? 

You may want to look into DIEP. That's what I had done and I am THRILLED with the results. I had it done at the time of the original surgery but it can be done even afterwards. You need to find a very skilled plastic surgeon to do this surgery. There are not a lot around. Mine was very well known for outstanding DIEP results at the Mayo here in Phoenix.
I was originally offered a lumpectomy. It was me who (based off family history) asked for a double mastectomy. I had no idea at the time that there was a surgery called DIEP until my oncologist from the Mayo told me about it.
It's one hell of a surgery but it will give you new breasts and a tummy tuck. Insurance paid for it all. They don't balk at things breast cancer related, I have crappy insurance and it was covered for me.
My breasts look so natural (for actually being my tummy fat and not real breast tissue) that even my OB/GYN doctor commented about them at my yearly check up. She isn't from the Mayo, had only heard about the surgery but never had a patient who had it done. She looked at my breast in this perplexed stare and said, "If I didnt know any better, I would think you had a breast reduction because of how your scars look, that does NOT look like someone who's had a double mastectomy"

I had the DIEP procedure done. I am VERY happy with my results. I even wear a bikini top now when I go swimming which is something that I would've never done in a million years!

Wishing you the best of luck as well XXXX
We can fight this!  Do you have to have chemo or radiation?
I will have a double mastectomy with reconstruction done at the same time so I get a tummy tuck out of the deal too. I wanted a tummy tuck for the past few months but this isnt the way I wanted it!  lol
Chemo after surgery for 4 to 6 months