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Taxol

Marcha Louise
Marcha Louise CSN Member Posts: 36
in Breast Cancer #1
Hi,
Can someone tell me what to expect with Taxol. I will start 12 weekly treatments the middle of Sept. I have my last AC next Thursday.
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  • epark
    epark CSN Member Posts: 339
    #2
    so far...
    so far i had only 1 treatment..5 more to go...and i'm very tired with muscle aches..no sickness so far( whew)...i did go back to work the next day but today i had to leave work tooo tired and was not able to focus...hopefully it does not get any worse than this....good look with your treatment

    Eva
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  • LoveBabyJesus
    LoveBabyJesus CSN Member Posts: 1,679 Member
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    Taxol was easier than AC for
    Taxol was easier than AC for me. Some muscle pains (but could have been the nuelesta), fatigue, tingling of feet. I think you will do great with it.
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  • Rague
    Rague CSN Member Posts: 3,653 Member
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    We're all different!
    For me, Taxol was a lot worse than A/C was. Was completely and utterly EXHAUSTED through all 12 of them. 1/2 way through them I started having a hard time keeping potassium levels close to normal - 1 1/2 yrs later and I'm still having problems keep it up even with taking mega doses of it. I started feeling better a week after the last Taxol even though i started Rads that day and continued to feel better every day thereafter.

    Remember that no 2 of us will react/feel the same as anyone else will. WE're each so unisue.

    Susan
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  • carkris
    carkris CSN Member Posts: 4,553 Member
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    Rague said:

    We're all different!
    For me, Taxol was a lot worse than A/C was. Was completely and utterly EXHAUSTED through all 12 of them. 1/2 way through them I started having a hard time keeping potassium levels close to normal - 1 1/2 yrs later and I'm still having problems keep it up even with taking mega doses of it. I started feeling better a week after the last Taxol even though i started Rads that day and continued to feel better every day thereafter.

    Remember that no 2 of us will react/feel the same as anyone else will. WE're each so unisue.

    Susan

    chemo wasnt great for me but
    chemo wasnt great for me but taxol was better than AC. i didnt have neualsta withthe taxol. I didnt have allergic reactions either. I was premedicated with pepcis IV, benadryl, and decadrom. I did develop neuropathy and would suggest taking vitamin B6 of course ask your doc. I wish I had known about it and I would have taken it during taxol to help prevent it.
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  • Rague
    Rague CSN Member Posts: 3,653 Member
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    Rague said:

    We're all different!
    For me, Taxol was a lot worse than A/C was. Was completely and utterly EXHAUSTED through all 12 of them. 1/2 way through them I started having a hard time keeping potassium levels close to normal - 1 1/2 yrs later and I'm still having problems keep it up even with taking mega doses of it. I started feeling better a week after the last Taxol even though i started Rads that day and continued to feel better every day thereafter.

    Remember that no 2 of us will react/feel the same as anyone else will. WE're each so unisue.

    Susan

    Forgot to add
    I slept through all the Taxols. As soon as the IV Benadryl started I'd go nighty-night and wake up about 1/2 before the Taxol was finshed. So while I had a recliner for A/C I had a bed for Taxol.
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  • dbhadra
    dbhadra CSN Member Posts: 344 Member
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    carkris said:

    chemo wasnt great for me but
    chemo wasnt great for me but taxol was better than AC. i didnt have neualsta withthe taxol. I didnt have allergic reactions either. I was premedicated with pepcis IV, benadryl, and decadrom. I did develop neuropathy and would suggest taking vitamin B6 of course ask your doc. I wish I had known about it and I would have taken it during taxol to help prevent it.

    I had 12 rounds of taxol and
    For me, it was much easier than my second chemo (fec). Since the taxol is weekly it is not as dose dense. I had to have them cut down on my steroids as I was too wired on the standard dose and went down to half dose. Very little problems except watery eyes and some blurred vision, needed a eye prescription change.

    I slept through the taxols due to the benadryl they give you and that made them go by a lot faster!

    Wishing you the best of luck and minimal side effects,

    Laura
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  • mollieb
    mollieb CSN Member Posts: 148
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    Rague said:

    Forgot to add
    I slept through all the Taxols. As soon as the IV Benadryl started I'd go nighty-night and wake up about 1/2 before the Taxol was finshed. So while I had a recliner for A/C I had a bed for Taxol.

    It's all individual
    I will echo your "we're all different." Benadryl made me want to get out of the recliner and run up and down the halls (hard with a line in your port), so they had to give me a sedative the first time they tried it, then no more benadryl. They said it affects some people that way.
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  • stayingstrongfortoday
    stayingstrongfortoday CSN Member Posts: 116
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    mollieb said:

    It's all individual
    I will echo your "we're all different." Benadryl made me want to get out of the recliner and run up and down the halls (hard with a line in your port), so they had to give me a sedative the first time they tried it, then no more benadryl. They said it affects some people that way.

    well...
    I have had some nausea and I have had trouble with anemia. I take 4mg steriod the first two days after treatment and now the stomach stuff isn't as bad. I am not sure that I am so tired due to the anemia or the taxol. I wrote down my side effects so that I could see if they got better and they have. That might help to figure out how you are feeling.
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