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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 didn't like taxol. I had sailed through A/C (OK the likely side effect came after I had finished!) and taxol was harder. Mainly aggravations - bloody nose, lost my tastebuds. I had quite bad peripheral neuropathy - damage to nerve endings In hands and feet. Not everyone gets this and most get it mildly. On the other hand, I continued working throughout and I am not some sort of martyr - working kept my mind engaged on things other than cancer and I wasn't dragging myself to the office! So manageable. I had no fatigue or nausea on either chemo. My day oncology was near work so in for a couple of hours and on with the rest of the day. Must people find taxol easier than A/C , hope it is for you too! Best wishes.