Question about pain with Taxol ?
Thanks for all of your help ! Sue
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perhaps the pain is
perhaps the pain is neuropathy. I have numb painful hands and feet, but my legs hurt and the docs say it is part of the neuropathy. It also may be what many people complain about and its just an all over arthritic feeling. some people take fish oil, or glucosamine. I have no experience with these supplements, but was going to try the fish oil. hope it goes away quickly for you!0 -
We're all different!
I did 4 A/C and then 12 Taxol. Pain was never an issue for me. The only Neulasta (no pain) I had was on A/C - not Taxol. 1/2 way through Taxol I started having problems with not keeping enough potassium. Still do even after a year out of Chemo and I if I don't remember to take enough potassium pills I have bad cramps in ankles and feet. So you might want to check on your potassium levels.
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I so know what you are goingRague said:We're all different!
I did 4 A/C and then 12 Taxol. Pain was never an issue for me. The only Neulasta (no pain) I had was on A/C - not Taxol. 1/2 way through Taxol I started having problems with not keeping enough potassium. Still do even after a year out of Chemo and I if I don't remember to take enough potassium pills I have bad cramps in ankles and feet. So you might want to check on your potassium levels.
Susan
I so know what you are going through! I had BLMX with lymph node dissection (4 removed), 4 rounds of A/C with Neulasta after each tx; 4 rounds of Taxol with neulasta, and I just had my last neulasta shot yesterday! Some folks say that the A/C is the worst, and it was certainly no walk in the park, as I was nauseous all the time, even with the Emend, Zofran and Compazine. But I never vomited once~ The neulasta was always the culprit for me. It sends me to bed for at least 3 or 4 days. I began taking oxycodone about a month ago. Without it,the pain is unbearable! Don't listen to the people who tell you to give it up, they have no idea how much pain you are in. I'm hoping once the effects of the neulasta are gone, then I might begin to feel a little more human!
Hang in there! You are stronger than you think you are~
"May you be at Peace, May you be free of Suffering,"
Dianne
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