Switch from Docetaxel to Paclitaxel
Dear All,
I am just crawling out of the abyss nearly 3 weeks after my first round of Docetaxel (following 3 rounds of FEC). The side effects were just awful - I seem to have had every single one!
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Hi Alison
Sorry I have taken so long to answer, sometimes the new messages are a bit unclear in their status.
I am feeling better and my hair is beginning to grow back, yes it is grey. My eyelashes and eyebrows are also starting to grow but very short. I have the odd day where I feel down and sometimes queezy. The neuropathy is the worst thing though I hope it is not permanent.
I am still wearing scarves and my wig as you are right, it is way too cold to go bareheaded in this weather, and I suppose even in summer you would get a sunburnt head, so either whichway we need to cover up.
I am having my other breast removed in July and beginning the reconstruction with spacers in the same operation. So I intend on getting back to work early in August. I also have a stressful job, but I am trying to find ways to reduce that stress as I am told we have a choice to stress or let it go. I think that takes a lot of practice though, but I am going to try. I hope you can work on that too, it just doesnt seem worth it in the long run, we dont get paid to increase our risk of recurrence of this disease.
Take care