Taxotere Hell
Hi everyone,
Last week I had my first round of Taxotere. It has completely smashed me. I thought AC was as bad as it could get but if this continues I may have to reconsider. Although, the nause...
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Reading your description took me straight back to my experience with this chemo drug. It is pretty awful! My oncologist prescribed Endone for the pain and I would find that I needed it from about day 3 to 5. (but then you need to watch out for constipation from the endone). I really could not do anything with absolutely 0 energy. I used to just sleep for those days and then make it to the couch at least for the next couple.
I never really felt good the whole time on this part of chemo except for the days on DEX. I would zip around doing everything then, knowing that as soon as I stopped the steriods it would be downhill pretty quickly. But you do console yourself that it must be also having a pretty awful effect on any cancer cells floating around! You do get through it and boy does life feel good once those side effects go for the last time! Meanwhile feel free to come on here and tell us just how awful it is. Hoping you feel better tomorrow. Take care. Deanne xxx