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Sister
8 years agoMember
Chemo still sucks on taxol
I'm almost halfway through my taxol cycle and so OVER it. Day 4, yesterday...I borrowed my SILs hedge trimmer and pruned some of the overgrowth from around the house - had a break halfway so didn't p...
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Josephine66
8 years agoMember
Same here. Im on paclitaxol too. Just had dose #8 with 4 to go. This has seriously knocked the crap out of me. I had a week off between #7 and #8 to give my body a break. Have suffered from day 1 with extreme muscle swelling, muscle pain, bone pain and fluid retention. Week off did me the world of good and now my dose has been reduced by 25%, so pain has reduced. Still fatigued but that i can deal with. If nothing else this chemo journey teaches you patience because all that matters is that we allow our bodies to rest as needed and be kind to ourselves because we're worth it. Xx
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