Tips and recommendations during Taxol
I am starting my TH regime on the 22nd of August. I am looking for any tips or recommendations to make this part of my journey as less unpleasant as possible. Cancer centre has cold caps and cold glov...
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Cold gloves or feet weren’t a thing when I had chemo, but they might have saved my feet from peripheral neuropathy. The taxanes can play havoc with nerve endings in feet and hands. Mostly it clears up after treatment but not always, mine doesn’t stop me doing much but I’d really like to have normal feeling feet again!
Paclitaxel can be hard on soft tissue - eyes, mouth, nose. I tended to nose bleeds and lost most of my taste buds (eyes were fine) which was annoying but neither painful or serious. Both problems cleared up almost immediately after treatment stopped. On the positive side, I lost weight (tasteless food is not very appealing!) and my hair started to grow back (lost after my first three months on A/C)!
Best wishes, count them down, each session done is one less to do!
Paclitaxel can be hard on soft tissue - eyes, mouth, nose. I tended to nose bleeds and lost most of my taste buds (eyes were fine) which was annoying but neither painful or serious. Both problems cleared up almost immediately after treatment stopped. On the positive side, I lost weight (tasteless food is not very appealing!) and my hair started to grow back (lost after my first three months on A/C)!
Best wishes, count them down, each session done is one less to do!