Introduction

Hi there,

I had the same three rounds of FEC as you and them my oncologist offered me the same taxol treatment as you, or, as an alternative, 12 weekly cycles of paclitaxel. It's still in the taxol group but having it weekly helps to reduce the side effects.

I started to develop peripheral neuropathy in the last three weeks of treatment and my oncologist dropped the dose for my last two sessions. 

I'm now a month post chemo and I still have some numbness and pins and needles in my hands and feet, but it's early days yet and a lot of people on this site report improvement after several months. 

I consider the numbness is a small price to pay for my life. My cancer was very aggressive and I had chemo first. It killed three of my four tumours. I've had surgery in the last couple of weeks to remove the last tumour which was a combination of dead tissue and active cancer. Needless to say I'm a BIG fan of chemotherapy.

Decisions about treatment are so personal and you always need to be guided by what you think will be best in your own situation. I hope my story is useful in helping you to make that decision.

Meg