HELP! Anyone who has been on Taxol......

stayingstrongfortoday
stayingstrongfortoday Member Posts: 116
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I got a taxol/herceptin treatment Thursday. Also I started on a pain patch Thursday. I felt great yesterday, pain in my leg was so much better, got lots done. Today I woke up ok, switched my pain patch and then drank some juice. I threw it up right away. Now 10 hours later, I have a fever and have not kept one thing down all day. I took the pain patch off cause I felt high as a kite but is it the taxol? I feel like total crap. I can't take anything for pain cause I can't keep anything down. Called my hubby at work, he is an RN he said just hang tight if I am still sick tomorrow he will call the doctor he is not sure if it's the taxol or pain patch. At this point I don't care, my head is pounding, I am starving. I have taken anti naseau? meds and nothing helps. Advice please.

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  • stayingstrongfortoday
    stayingstrongfortoday Member Posts: 116
    #2
    oh another thing
    I also started radiation to my leg Friday....not sure if that plays in???
  • grams2jc
    grams2jc Member Posts: 756
    #3
    Bone pain but no nausea with Taxol
    I had severe bone pain with Taxol and an elevated heart rate but no nausea.
    Have you used the pain patch before? Everyone reacts so much differently with each med. Also had no nausea with rads.

    Will be thinking of you,

    Jennifer
  • stayingstrongfortoday
    stayingstrongfortoday Member Posts: 116
    #4
    grams2jc said:

    Bone pain but no nausea with Taxol
    I had severe bone pain with Taxol and an elevated heart rate but no nausea.
    Have you used the pain patch before? Everyone reacts so much differently with each med. Also had no nausea with rads.

    Will be thinking of you,

    Jennifer

    all new at once
    I put one pain patch on Thursday the second yesterday. Then it was suppose to be up to the level of pain med so two new ones this morning. I couldn't rip them off fast enough when I got to feeling bad. But I need a good pain med for my leg if the radiation doesn't work or if this taxol gives me bone pain. Ugh. I can't stop crying. I am attempting to eat some crackers. I feel horrible, like a terrible parent, my 3 year old is just plopped in front of the tv but what do you do??? I had such a good day yesterday after such an awful week of leg pain and here I sit again feeling horrible. I am so depressed.
  • Tkitty
    Tkitty Member Posts: 56
    #5
    Taxol
    I also had leg pain about 2-3 days after the Taxol treatment. I also had a Neulista shot. Not sure which caused the pain, but it was difficult to walk. I didn't have any nausea afterwards. Hang in there.
  • poplolly
    poplolly Member Posts: 346
    #6
    stayingstrongfortoday said:

    oh another thing
    I also started radiation to my leg Friday....not sure if that plays in???

    I would say to call your
    I would say to call your doctor now. My oncologist told me to call if I had a fever or severe nausea.

    Judy
  • dbhadra
    dbhadra Member Posts: 344 Member
    #7
    Tkitty said:

    Taxol
    I also had leg pain about 2-3 days after the Taxol treatment. I also had a Neulista shot. Not sure which caused the pain, but it was difficult to walk. I didn't have any nausea afterwards. Hang in there.

    I would call the doctor
    Or go to the emergency room if you have fever and can't keep any food down. I had 12 weeks of taxol weekly and did not have symptoms like you are describing; your white blood counts could be low and any fever while on chemo should mean to call your doctor immediately. Dehydration is also a danger and kin the hospital they can put in an iv to rehydrated you.

    Laura
  • jklr
    jklr Member Posts: 3
    #8
    grams2jc said:

    Bone pain but no nausea with Taxol
    I had severe bone pain with Taxol and an elevated heart rate but no nausea.
    Have you used the pain patch before? Everyone reacts so much differently with each med. Also had no nausea with rads.

    Will be thinking of you,

    Jennifer

    BONE & MUSCULAR PAIN
    SO I'M ON TREATMENT #7 OF 12 TAXOL AND I'M HAVING ALOT OF BACK & JOINT PAIN. IS THIS COMMON? I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST BECAUSE I OVER DID IT. ANY COMMENTS OR ADVICE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.
  • fighting4five
    fighting4five Member Posts: 71
    #9
    dbhadra said:

    I would call the doctor
    Or go to the emergency room if you have fever and can't keep any food down. I had 12 weeks of taxol weekly and did not have symptoms like you are describing; your white blood counts could be low and any fever while on chemo should mean to call your doctor immediately. Dehydration is also a danger and kin the hospital they can put in an iv to rehydrated you.

    Laura

    I am sorry to hear that you
    I am sorry to hear that you are having suck a hard time.
    I started Herceptin and Taxol yesterday morning and so far I have had no side effects or pain.I am a little tired,I have been drinking a lot of water and I think that is helping. Also eating small snacks between meals.
    Hope that you start feeling better soon.You are in my prayers.

    Mary
  • Ritzy
    Ritzy Member Posts: 4,381 Member
    #10
    jklr said:

    BONE & MUSCULAR PAIN
    SO I'M ON TREATMENT #7 OF 12 TAXOL AND I'M HAVING ALOT OF BACK & JOINT PAIN. IS THIS COMMON? I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST BECAUSE I OVER DID IT. ANY COMMENTS OR ADVICE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.

    Hoping and praying that you
    Hoping and praying that you feel better soon.


    Sue :)
  • jklr
    jklr Member Posts: 3
    #11
    Ritzy said:

    Hoping and praying that you
    Hoping and praying that you feel better soon.


    Sue :)

    THANKS FOR THE REPLIES

    THANKS FOR THE REPLIES
  • Kat11
    Kat11 Member Posts: 1,931 Member
    #12
    fighting4five said:

    I am sorry to hear that you
    I am sorry to hear that you are having suck a hard time.
    I started Herceptin and Taxol yesterday morning and so far I have had no side effects or pain.I am a little tired,I have been drinking a lot of water and I think that is helping. Also eating small snacks between meals.
    Hope that you start feeling better soon.You are in my prayers.

    Mary

    I had 12 rounds of Taxol and
    I had 12 rounds of Taxol and did pretty good with Herceptin followed by 34 treatment of rads. I did ok. It was all doable. Take the meds as the doctor tells you to. Report any pain so they can take care of it and don't over do it, but keep your body moving.I am currently on Tamoxifen for the next 5 years. Hang in there. It won't last forever.
    Kathy

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