No response to paclitaxel - anyone else?
Hi all, I was dx with early BC in August this year. I turned 40 this year. It's a grade 2(ish) invasive ductal. Hormone +ive, HER2 -ive. Because it was in my lymph nodes, my treating team wanted ...
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Thanks to you both 😍
I've since spoken to a breast care nurse who said that she has a decent number of patients who have found that paclitaxel makes the affected breast/s ache, twinge, or hurt. She said that those sensations can be a sign of the chemo working and the fact that it's similar sensations to the cancer growing messes with everyone’s head.
She also suggested that if I stop poking the lump in the hope that it's shrunk, my boob might hurt less 😂
I checked it for size last night and it's been PAINFUL all day. I don't know what that means, but I'm hopeful its a sign that the cancer cell are “in distress”. Humph.
I'm off to see my surgeon on Wednesday...
I've since spoken to a breast care nurse who said that she has a decent number of patients who have found that paclitaxel makes the affected breast/s ache, twinge, or hurt. She said that those sensations can be a sign of the chemo working and the fact that it's similar sensations to the cancer growing messes with everyone’s head.
She also suggested that if I stop poking the lump in the hope that it's shrunk, my boob might hurt less 😂
I checked it for size last night and it's been PAINFUL all day. I don't know what that means, but I'm hopeful its a sign that the cancer cell are “in distress”. Humph.
I'm off to see my surgeon on Wednesday...