Has Anyone Given Up on Chemo?

Didn't have the rash experience bur I did seriously contemplate not having my last two or three Taxol treatments because of the damage to my feet. I hadn't quite factored not being able to walk into having chemo and was deeply worried I was getting very close. It didn't help that the conventional wisdom is that peripheral neuropathy may continue to get worse for an unspecified time after you stop Taxol. My oncologist was sympathetic but wanted me to continue - his most convincing comment was that I should be able to feel I had done everything possible to avoid a recurrence. We negotiated the 10th and 11th doses one by one, but then I got a lump under my arm. Nothing sharpens the mind better than the thought that you may not have even got clear of treatment before something happens. Rapid action and a biopsy confirmed it was completely benign and unrelated schwannoma (new to me too). But I took my last dose, no more arguments. My feet didn't get worse. Recovery has been slow, I am learning to live with the new normal of my feet and I will never wear heels again (for which my spine is grateful) but no pain, I can stand on my toes again, and a downward dog is becoming slightly more possible. All you can possibly do is make what seems to be the best decision at the time. I might have regretted it. This is uncharted territory for us all. Best wishes.