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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...
Hi @Spillsy. I didn't have AC just 12 weeks of Taxol,then radiotherapy and Herceptin. I had heard about the side effects of Taxol, mainly neuropathy, so 'iced' my hands and feet over the hour. It was cold and a little painful at first but after 15 mins I couldn't feel a thing. I always had someone with me to be my ice buddy for the day and the ward staff helped out where they could. Whether it was that or luck but I didn't get neuropathy. Rinse your mouth often to avoid ulcers . I used to get a rumbling tummy and loose bowels but Herceptin also gave me this.Nose bleeds and sores up my nose happened too but a bit of vaseline on a cotton bud helped this. I didn't work throughout my treatment. I had my treatment on a Friday and felt the worst on the following Monday . I was still exercising at home with the help of youtube but hit the the wall about week 8 and tuned into Netflix instead. Be kind to yourself and good luck with this next stage. I finished Herceptin a month ago and am feeling better everyday xox