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Swelling

luvscats
luvscats CSN Member Posts: 1
edited March 2014 in Breast Cancer #1
I had a bilateral in July 2006 and 4 rounds of chemo Cytoxin and Taxatere anyone ever have problems with swelling of the arms,hands feet and legs after chemo? I finished treatment in Nov.
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  • Susan956
    Susan956 CSN Member Posts: 510
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    I had fluid retention for several months after treatment. Please get your doctor to do a Echocardiagram to make sure that you don't have a problem with your heart. Since I took Herceptin as well (HER 2+) it cause problems with my heart. cytoxin can also cause problems. I stayed on a diuretic for a number of months and with time my heart recovered back to normal. But fluid retention can be a drag. Let me know if I can give you any more info.

    Take Care... God Bless..

    Susan
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  • LesleyH
    LesleyH CSN Member Posts: 370
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    A friend of mine had Taxotere and had awful swelling for months (I had Taxol). She also had a cough from all the fluid retention. The doctor did not put her on anything for it as he said it would spontaneously resolve - which it did. She found that exercise really helped.

    Best of luck.

    Hugs.

    Lesley
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