Taxol UPSC please reply re: side effects!

She is getting a low dose so the dose cannot be lowered. The doctor wants her to have one more treatment next week then she will get another CT scan. Her UPSC mets are in lungs but
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She also has back pain and was taking Morphine Sulfate 15 mg but has stopped taking that and is taking Motrin and an occasional Percocet.
No one can tell us if the Taxol is causing her weakness or the comibination of the chemo and pain meds.
Has anyone else heard of or experienced such severe effects with Taxol: Extreme weakness and fatigue, loss of appetite?
Thank you very much
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I'm sorry to hear your
I'm sorry to hear your mother is having difficulty with her treatments. Are her blood counts being checked to be sure she is not anemic? Also, if herbappetite is off she may not be getting adequate nutrition to maintain her energy levels. Her overall health and physical state prior to chemo would also affect her body's ability to tolerate it. The effects of chemo tend to be cumulative in that the cell destruction affects otherwise healthy cells as well as cancer cells. The older one is the harder it is to overcome these effects. As she is barely able to get out of bed her doctor will hopefully take this into consideration as he plans further treatment, such as what would change or not depending on the CT results. Your mother should be involved inb this decision-making as it is her quality of life that is at issue.
Annie0 -
Taxolupsofloating said:I'm sorry to hear your
I'm sorry to hear your mother is having difficulty with her treatments. Are her blood counts being checked to be sure she is not anemic? Also, if herbappetite is off she may not be getting adequate nutrition to maintain her energy levels. Her overall health and physical state prior to chemo would also affect her body's ability to tolerate it. The effects of chemo tend to be cumulative in that the cell destruction affects otherwise healthy cells as well as cancer cells. The older one is the harder it is to overcome these effects. As she is barely able to get out of bed her doctor will hopefully take this into consideration as he plans further treatment, such as what would change or not depending on the CT results. Your mother should be involved inb this decision-making as it is her quality of life that is at issue.
Annie
I had terrible pain from taxol. They gave me extra dexamethasone and I had pain medication we started 12 hours before I took the taxol. Pain medication works best if taken regularly; otherwise it gets worse. A pain medication person may help her. They have specialists or a good doctor can help her. She needs it regularly. It's hard but helped me get through it. Love, Diane0 -
Taxolupsofloating said:I'm sorry to hear your
I'm sorry to hear your mother is having difficulty with her treatments. Are her blood counts being checked to be sure she is not anemic? Also, if herbappetite is off she may not be getting adequate nutrition to maintain her energy levels. Her overall health and physical state prior to chemo would also affect her body's ability to tolerate it. The effects of chemo tend to be cumulative in that the cell destruction affects otherwise healthy cells as well as cancer cells. The older one is the harder it is to overcome these effects. As she is barely able to get out of bed her doctor will hopefully take this into consideration as he plans further treatment, such as what would change or not depending on the CT results. Your mother should be involved inb this decision-making as it is her quality of life that is at issue.
Annie
I had terrible pain from taxol. They gave me extra dexamethasone and I had pain medication we started 12 hours before I took the taxol. Pain medication works best if taken regularly; otherwise it gets worse. A pain medication person may help her. They have specialists or a good doctor can help her. She needs it regularly. It's hard but helped me get through it. Love, Diane0
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