Taxotere

Hamiltons Urederm Cream.

I bought it before I left my job,  as a Pharmacy Assistant, just incase!  

I am only just beginning my year chemo, so still have 2 more before I get to Taxotere.

Best wishes that your time moves quickly, and your side effects arent too harsh!

Regards Bel

 

Hamiltons Urederm Cream.

I bought it before I left my job,  as a Pharmacy Assistant, just incase!  

I am only just beginning my year chemo, so still have 2 more before I get to Taxotere.

Best wishes that your time moves quickly, and your side effects arent too harsh!

Regards Bel

 

Hi Little Red,

I just saw your post on taxotere. I'm about 10 days into my first dose of taxotere and the rash on my hands is drving me mad! CouldI ask you what cream you used for it? Thanks!

Hi everyone.

I have now had my dose changed from 3 weekly Taxotere to weekly Taxol. First visit back to  my OC after the taxotere I told her about the side effects, hand reaction, pain I was in tears in her office, she changed me to Taxol straight away. So yes i have to get over more visits to the hospital in the treatment chair, which make me really anxious (4 more to go) but so far the weekly treatment has not hit me as hard. Seems it really pays to keep a good record each day of how you are feeling and side effects. There are no pre meds (all given in the drip on the day) to take with this one which seems strange after having to take a week or more worth of meds during the FEC and the Taxotere, only back up nausea tablets if I need them.

So now that I am not on so many steroids I'm not crying for 'no reason' all the time and sleep better. I have had some pins and needles type pain in the injection arm (has anyone else has this feeling?), a bit of nausea and dizzyness and a little rash that comes and goes sometimes.

Hi Little Red

Yep I had dose reductions during my chemo - I had FEC all the way through.

I reacted pretty bad to chemo, like you became neutropenic every time, anaemic as well (ended up having something like 8 blood transfusions) so the drs in their wisdom reduce the dose slightly each time in the hope that I didn't end up in hospital each time....but no - not this little black duck!

The nurses used to joke that I just liked being waited on hand and foot! (which wasn't untrue - just didn't like the illness that went with it!) LOL!

Try not to let it worry you - have faith in the drs and knew that what they do is probably in your best interest.

Hang in there and remember - all of us are here for you!

cheers

luv H

Hi Little Red

Yep I had dose reductions during my chemo - I had FEC all the way through.

I reacted pretty bad to chemo, like you became neutropenic every time, anaemic as well (ended up having something like 8 blood transfusions) so the drs in their wisdom reduce the dose slightly each time in the hope that I didn't end up in hospital each time....but no - not this little black duck!

The nurses used to joke that I just liked being waited on hand and foot! (which wasn't untrue - just didn't like the illness that went with it!) LOL!

Try not to let it worry you - have faith in the drs and knew that what they do is probably in your best interest.

Hang in there and remember - all of us are here for you!

cheers

luv H

Hi Little Red

I am now day 10 after my first Tac dose. The Dr decided to reduce mine because I had some strange reactions to my FEC chemos.

The management of first 3 FEC doses was not as good as it should have been. Living in a regional area I opted to have my first chemo in Brisbane and then have the next two at my local hospital. I have learnt that this was not best decision I have made in my journey. When I went back to Brisbane for my first dose of Tac the Dr said, had she realise I had the trouble she would have been lowering those dose too, but she decide to lower this dose. Wow I am so glad she did. I called her after day five with the list of side effects and she was very pleased that she had lowered it, she also said that she wanted me to go back to Brisbane for the rest of my doses as she will look at reducing it further.

I guess if you trust your oncologist, keep a daily diary and talk to them about your side effects I am sure they will do what needs to be done.

Good luck with the rest of your treatment. All I can say I am now counting down for my last to treatments. Would love to hear how you go.

The J

Hey Little Red

That sounds like the Neulasta injection I had, just a different name.

Mich xoxo

Thanks Mich,

I still want to hear that my treatment will go ahead on the days its already booked for but I'm still going to ask about the reduced dose, my MO must just love all my many many questions. Before the first treatment she offered to give my the G-CSF (filgrastim) injection to boost the white cell count but warned that it wont stop an infection just reduces the days of low blood count and it will cause bone pain. I will add it to my list of many questions. :)

 

Hey Little Red

No my dose wasn't reduced and it was never suggested and I never thought to ask I guess.  They did threaten a couple of times not to go ahead with my chemo on the day but I think because I had to travel to every one of my chemo cycles they all went ahead and I just had to manage the side effects.

I have heard of girls having their chemo amounts reduced but I am not sure for what reasons.

LOL, Mich xoxo