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EC chemo fortnightly for 8 weeks
Hi Ladies. Just wondering if any other ladies are on the same chemo as me and if so... how are you going. I will then have weekly chemo for 12 weeks of Paclitaxel and 12 mths of Herceptin. I am fin...
Arlie my treatment is similar to yours. I'm doing taxol for 12 weeks and every third week it gets combined with herceptin. Once taxol finishes I will move on to herceptin for another 9 months, to give a full year of herceptin. I had a baseline heart check before I started treatment and will have one after every 4th herceptin, so I'm due one soon.
im currently on taxol number 9, so only have 3 more to go.
im using cold caps and have retained my hair through treatment, it has thinned but nothing too obvious
I have been working thoughtout, i do a 4 day week and I've occasionally have worked from home too
my side effects have been quite tolerated, my most annoying being altered taste buds, dry mouth and metallic taste.
best of luck with it and I hope your experience will be similar Ito mine
of the 7 day cycle I have 2 days where side effects are niggly, the other days I'm ok.
when is your first treatment ?
angie