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Waiting for Chemo Date
Im due to start a 12 x 1 weekly course of Paclitaxel, mixed with 18 x 3weekly sessions of Herceptin. Im hoping to be able to try and work during my treatment. I would like to hear any comments on o...
I worked through Taxol which I think is pretty similar. I had had a very easy run through A/C, no nausea or fatigue but a heart issue bobbed up during Taxol (almost certainly caused or exacerbated by the A/C not Taxol) and I got peripheral neuropathy. None of this actually affected my ability to work, which I found helpful as work took my mind off treatment/cancer and kept me positive. So it depends on the side effects and how engaging your work is. Good luck whatever you end up doing.