Helpful hints
Hello My Pink Sister's,
I hope you are all keeping well :-) I need some advice from you all that have experienced the worst of Taxotere.....As my 1st chemo draws closer I am up for any helpful hin...
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Hi Susan,
I was advised not to take any non steroidral anti inflammatories such as nurofen as they can upset your stomach and chemo might already do that as it did with me. I was luckily enough to be prescribed endone which I only used on day 3 to day 6 of my cycle. If you want to keep pain at bay you can take regular panadol such as 2 tabs four times a day but do not exceed 4000mg in a day. If you are going to take panadeine which also is effective remember this has panadol in it and can make you constipated. I would wait and see if you get any pain and how bad it is before deciding on anything. You can then talk to your oncologist before your next cycle and discuss options of pain management if needed. I didn't have too much pain and I had an injection called neulasta which caused some bone pain more than the Taxotere. I was really tired and had a horrible taste in my mouth. Try hard not to think about what may happen, easier said than done. Everyone has different side effects and each round of chemo may bring on different side effects also. Just remember to discuss it all with your Oncologist and right down any questions or concerns you may have as not to forget them when you have your next appoinment. Good Luck.
Renata xox