Finished day one of chemo...Sort of

Had my first chemo treatment today…finally.

I’m getting Ifosfamide three days in a row and Taxol on the first day only. Today was suppose to be my Taxol day but within three minutes of starting the IV, my lips went numb, my chest felt tight and I had half the hospital staff in my room. In the end, stopping the pump and flushing my system with saline solved the problem. Unfortunately, the decision was made to put off trying Taxol again until tomorrow. Strange how one simple change in treatment has sent me into a minor depression. I’m actually looking forward to chemo tomorrow.

On a humorous note, after I received my pre-treatment dose of Benadryl which sent me into la la land, I was sure that the noises from the IV pump was a song from someone’s radio and when the speed or tempo of the pump changed, it sounded exactly like Thunderstruck by AC/DC.

Have others here had serious allergic reactions to Taxol and were you still able to get it despite it?

Cindy