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Hello. My name is Jenny and I live on the NSW/Vic Border. I have gone to post in here a couple of times but backed out. Denial maybe? On Wednesday I was officially given the diagnosis of BC. I hav...
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I got comped that cut too @kitkatb. Some people are just so kind.
Who told you your TC chemo might be six? That would be quite unusual, the standard dose is four. The 12 weekly cycles after that is Taxol?
There's a TC thread here which a few of us that have been through it this year have filled with questions and answers and experiences. If you want to chwck it out it's here: http://onlinenetwork.bcna.org.au/discussion/18193/tc-chemotherapy/p1
Try not to worry too much about the side effects list. No one gets all of them and while there are some in common, we all react differently. If something is troubling you, don't hesitate to get on to your oncologist to get a different/stronger/better medication to control it.
The first one is the worst simply because it's the unknown. You'll soon settle into the routine. Hang in there, we'll hold your hand all the way through, and then you'll be out the other side. You've got this. Kate xox
Who told you your TC chemo might be six? That would be quite unusual, the standard dose is four. The 12 weekly cycles after that is Taxol?
There's a TC thread here which a few of us that have been through it this year have filled with questions and answers and experiences. If you want to chwck it out it's here: http://onlinenetwork.bcna.org.au/discussion/18193/tc-chemotherapy/p1
Try not to worry too much about the side effects list. No one gets all of them and while there are some in common, we all react differently. If something is troubling you, don't hesitate to get on to your oncologist to get a different/stronger/better medication to control it.
The first one is the worst simply because it's the unknown. You'll soon settle into the routine. Hang in there, we'll hold your hand all the way through, and then you'll be out the other side. You've got this. Kate xox