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Tasia
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5 years ago

Paclitaxel - Taxol the Tyrant (Triple Tʻs), have just completed Wk4...tears and sadness

In advance, I apologise for the lengthy post, Here I am reaching out to the BCNA group...flooded with tears, an emotional overload. I have a feeling of overwhelming sadness and aloneness, a hollown...
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PV123
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5 years ago
Hi @Tasia
I am sorry to hear that you are having side effects with taxol.  I can hear the pain in your post, please remember we are here to provide virtual support. My adult children don’t live with me and even though I had the support of my husband I felt there were parts of my cancer experience that nobody could understand.   

I had a quite a few side effects with taxol such as rashes, skin infections, nose bleeds, diarrhoea, however most resolved a few weeks after treatment stopped.  Please check with the oncologist about the increase in heart rate.