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Tarnya74
10 years agoMember
Paclitaxel
I have had 4 rounds of AC dose dense chemo and about to start 4 rounds of paclitaxel. The side effects so far have definitely not been pleasant. Oncologist has said i should have less side effects wi...
melclarity
10 years agoMember
@ccasper - My hand rash started in the first few weeks/infusions of Taxol and continued the entire way spreading across my whole hand, it disappeared once you stop. It's not got to do with the Taxol being administered on the hand, its purely the Taxol itself that causes the rash. If it happens and it doesnt to everyone, let your team know and they'll recommend a cream to help with the itch. I lost all eyelashes and eyebrows after FEC and heading into Taxol, within a few weeks they were all completely gone. They came back absolutely no problem post treatment though takes a while and eyelashes were long as previously. Only thing was within weeks of coming back they all fell out again, which I learnt was common. It only happened once and Im 9 months post chemo now and all good :)