TC vs TAC

Ok here goes....I was diagnosed 3/1/2010 with Stage 2 Estrogen Positive BC, went to MD Anderson, had a partial. At first, I was told I wouldn't need chemo, but after Oncotype, the cancer was very aggressive and chemo was recommended. When I saw the onco at MD Anderson Houston, we didn't get along at all.... it's weird, I get along with almost everyone, but couldn't stand this guy. Anyway, he recommended 4 A/C then 12 weeks Taxotere.... this would involve a 1 1/2 hour drive each way to MDA, then stay there all day, and leave Houston at 5 p.m. on Friday to drive 1 1/2 hours after chemo to get home. So.... I decided to look in the Woodlands for onco close by. Found one... liked her, and she recommended 6 Taxol/Cytoxan instead. Told me the Taxotere route was not so good for me... I'm 57, overweight, and Taxotere harms heart in 10% of patients.... also possibility of peripheral neuropathy, and the TC route would only increase my recurrence chance by 1%. So.... I took her advice, did TC for 6 treatments, then went immediately to radiation treatment. During that time, MD Anderson opened a satellite in the Woodlands, 30 min. from my house, so I 'interviewed' a couple of oncologists, found one I liked, and saw him immediately after radiation. He was surprised that I went with TC vs. Taxotere and looked REALLY surprised when I mentioned that the other onco told me it only increased by recurrence chance by 1%. SO NOW I'M REALLY WORRIED.... I've been trying to ignore it, but, from what I understand, you only have one chance at chemo. Even with the TC I have peripheral neuropathy in my fingertips... they're numb all the time and, 2 1/2 months after chemo ended, haven't changed at all. Now I'm starting Arimidex, and my joints are killing me, but I figure I've just got to muddle through this....

It looks to me like a lot of women on this board are taking TC..... but a lot are also doing AC with Taxol.... anyone know why the difference?

I don't do a lot of posting, but I definitely have spent a lot of time reading posts the last year... the people here have helped me SO much... just knowing I'm not alone. Thanks for any help/ideas you can give.

Also.... I don't think I would have done the partial with radiation if anyone had actually told me what the radiation was like ahead of time. My incision was at 6 o'clock on the breast... and I have large breasts.... NOT a GOOD IDEA.... should have done the full mastectomy.

Thanks for letting me vent!