Any one on this cocktail

JanInMN said:

That's my cocktail!
The med I am taking after all my herceptin is Tamoxofin. I know there are a few different ones you can be prescribed based on whether or not you have gone through menopause.

As for side effects: my nausea was kept in check by meds. I was quite tired starting 2 days after chemo for 2-5 days (longer toward round 5 and 6). I had dry mouth every time, and mouth sores (only once), a runny nose usually a week after chemo that lasted about 6 days and gave me "cuts" inside my nose, finger swelling would come and go, and of course the hair is mostly gone. Right now I am done with chemo and on Herceptin. Reconstruction starts in July (expanders then implants)

I had a MUGA scan to check my heart before chemo, and more recently an echocardiogram. They check my heart every 3 months or so. For the secone one I asked for an echo because I wanted to avoid more radiation.

Good luck!
Hugs!
Jan

I did AC and then Taxol with
I did AC and then Taxol with herceptin, continuing with herceptin for the year and doing the 5 year pill Tamoxifen.

Don't know. I didn't have
Don't know. I didn't have any of those. I had A/C followed by Taxol and radiation. Now on Femara for a year but probably much longer.

that is my cocktail also!
I have had 5 rounds of taxotere, carboplatin, and hercepterin, same schedule that you will have. My last round is this THursday! Yeah, I survived! My typical side effects were as follows: Starting about the third day after chemo - some nausea, dizziness (which the meds they prescribed helped, but made me sleepy). I had mouth sores the first time, but now they give me a Neulasta shot the day after chemo that builds up my while blood cells. As someone else said, food tastes like cardboard. I could not eat any spicy foods, acidic foods (like tomato sauce) or most vinegar based salad dressings (which I prefer). Ate alot of soup, fruit, yogurt, peanut butter, eggs, and ice cream . The only food I can taste is sweets (which I actually do not like, but have grown to like). Usually, I feel pretty good within 12 days and could eat more normal foods. The last chemo (5th) sapped my energy alot more that the first 4, I anticipate this last one will hit me hard also. AND or course, I lost most of my hair. But, all in all, it was manageable. You will make it though just fine. Good luck.