Hi Maryanne,
I'm Triple Negative & BRAC1 positve.
I finished my 4 x AC & 12 x Taxol on 6th Dec. My 1st AC was the worst, I got very dehydrated & ended up back in hospital to get my fluids right. I was very tired & felt like a zombie the whole time I was on AC....oh, & I had terrible mouth ulcers that even went onto my throat.
Taxol was GREAT! I was worried about having it EVERY week, but the time flew by. Week 12 came & I would have had money on it only being week 6 or 7. I didn't get any side effects while I was on it.....I got them after. Started with burning in my legs, like I'd run a marathon....then my neck & shoulders started to ache. Those symptoms have pretty much passed now, but my hands are troubling me. They ache something terrible. I don't know what arthritis feels like, but I imagine this is it. Some days I struggle to brush my teeth. My oncologist says to expect this for the next 3-6 months :(
Agh...Menopause started 3 weeks into taxol too. It could all be worse though ;)
Sam XOXOXOXOX
