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any tips for surviving weekly pacitaxol
Hi everyone, I have one AC left, but then start pacitaxol weekly for 12 weeks, does have anyone have any pearls of wisdom, on how they survived, did they work, how did they structure their week, w...
I finished paclitaxol about 10 days ago.
On reflection, I think the fatigue is cumulative but compared to Ac it was not so bad.
I didn’t suffer much peripheral neuropathy. Just slight tingling every now and then.
My mouth was fine. No sores etc.
You have blood tested each week prior to treatment. Something to factor in to your schedule. So I had bloods every Thursday followed by treatment each Friday.
My hair grew back.
The worst part was rocking up each week. It was a long slog but I kept asking myself did I want the alternate? So I put my big girl britches on - and went and finished it.
I formed a good bond with the staff and I receive most of my clinical support from them. I’m a nurse and when I ask the harder questions they handle it. This decreases my anxiety.
Now I’m immensely relieved and proud to have finished it.
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On reflection, I think the fatigue is cumulative but compared to Ac it was not so bad.
I didn’t suffer much peripheral neuropathy. Just slight tingling every now and then.
My mouth was fine. No sores etc.
You have blood tested each week prior to treatment. Something to factor in to your schedule. So I had bloods every Thursday followed by treatment each Friday.
My hair grew back.
The worst part was rocking up each week. It was a long slog but I kept asking myself did I want the alternate? So I put my big girl britches on - and went and finished it.
I formed a good bond with the staff and I receive most of my clinical support from them. I’m a nurse and when I ask the harder questions they handle it. This decreases my anxiety.
Now I’m immensely relieved and proud to have finished it.
X