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docetaxel chemo
Was diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer in August. Have had mastectomy of left breast and lymph nodes removed. I've completed 3 chemo treatments of FEC and am about to embark on 3 docetaxel treatme...
Hi Tinny. I had TCH chemo: Docetaxel, Cyclophosphamide and Herceptin. I never got nauseous. Day 3 after each cycle I felt like I had mild flu. I had neuropathy in two of my fingers and toes. Unfortunately I was in the 1% of chemo patients that got severe shortness of breath from the Docetaxel. It was accumulative and got worse after each round. I had to have multiple CT scans to rule out blood clots on the lungs and I ended up having to use a walker making me feel like I was 100 years old. I was also neutropenic on Dox and ended up hospitalised a few times. All side effects have now gone away. I hope it goes well for you.