That treatment seems pretty common and I'm sure a number of ladies (or gentlemen) will jump in and give you some feed back on how they coped. Thing is, we're such a bow of fruit salad on here that you will find (wait for it) everyone is different.
Some people (like myself) skate through AC just feeling mildly shite while others spend far too much time in hospital for anyone's liking. Others find taxol a breeze--TC for my recurrence was one of the most miserable experiences of my life. Yeah, I know, a different regime from yours, but just sayin...
Anyway, here's hoping you do well--there is no reason to expect not to. Marg xxx
I had three months of A/C (three weekly) than 3 months of taxol (weekly). Like Zoffiel, I breezed through A/C although the general view is that it is harder than taxol. Hair went of course, but nothing much else - lost my appetite for a few days after each treatment, but was never sick, never felt sick, and had no fatigue. I loathed taxol - partly because I got an unrelated (to taxol) side effect half way through - atrial fibrillation could have been caused by a number of things, but my cardiologist still thinks it was a combination (surgery, A/C, age and a bit of hypertension). But it's not a likely side effect, and it's completely manageable anyway. I did get peripheral neuropathy, which definitely was taxol - most people who get this side effect get an annoying degree of numbness, tingling or burning in fingers and toes, but I got really painful feet and worried about walking at all. So, if it starts, get on to your oncologist about how you can minimize it. Most people recover pretty quickly after treatment (and you may not get it at all), but it's worth doing all you can to help that process. Vitamin B helped me, ice water helps some. I lost my taste buds (great if you want to lose weight!) but they came back very fast after treatment. Taxol is hard on soft tissue, so mouth, nose, eyes, can all get a bit of a battering. I got the runny, bloody nose at times. Irritating but not harmful. Again, cleared up mostly after treatment.
Was it worth it? I am 5 years on, so far no evidence of disease. No guarantees, but .......Best of luck, it passes faster than you would think at the beginning.
