Paclitaxel alternatives
Hello i recently been diagnosed and my chemo regieme to begin this week is AC 4 treatments dose dense every 2 weeks followed by Paclitaxel weekly for 12 weeks. Just trying to find out more informatio...
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Hi @tinypott i did AC 4 doses over 12 weeks then The paclitaxel and managed 8 of the 12 weeks.
The first lot i had no real problems. Just tired and a bit off. Was given anti nausea medication to take and followed the directions exactly big thing i did discover was cut down the caffeine and drink enough keep hydrated all the way through the treatment. Not everyone gets the neuropathy but my sign wasn’t tingling so much as numbness my fingernails and toenails felt like they had mud under them but they were clean I told my oncologist and she stopped the treatment. All the other side effects were resolved the only thing that couldn’t be changed was the hair falling out. Wasn’t offered cold capping. Once i started moulting like hair on the pillow and other places i shaved it off i wasn’t waiting for it to come out in clumps. it doesn’t happen immediately and might not even happen
just remember keep record of how your feeling and if the side effects are too much they can adjust the dose or give you something to help if you don’t tell them they cant help you. The nurses and Drs are there to do their best they can for you.
just remember keep record of how your feeling and if the side effects are too much they can adjust the dose or give you something to help if you don’t tell them they cant help you. The nurses and Drs are there to do their best they can for you.