About to be hospitalized again...AC is awful.
So here I am in emergency about to be readmitted for the second time. Was admitted after AC Round 3 and now after AC Round 4. I start Taxol next Monday. Will the neausea and diarhhea end? I don't ...
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I’m about to I have dose 10 of weekly palcitaxel - ( and herceptin) I found it a much easier regime than the AC chemo BUT it had effects on me .
# Now take gastro stop day after ( found I had diarrhoea day 1after each weekly dose , luckily never has nausea )
# Gastric effects seem minimal but I’ve continued on with the daily reflux meds given to me by oncology team, just in case
# no where near as tired as when in AC chemo , altho by week 9 nana naps often a good idea
# I did get some peripheral neuropathy but oncology team dropped dosage to 75% and we hope to get 12 weeks in. PN side effects do not affect everyone so don’t worry unnecessarily - just be aware and report anything you notice to,your oncology team
# do get aching legs and arms but it’s not super painful so I just get on with things
hopefully youll notice less side effects too . I felt like a zombie at times on AC - learnt to lay low and rest on the “down “ periods. Luckily I live on my own therefore didnt have a family / kids to organise and major house keeping issues which helped me cope . Under taxcel/ herceptin I’ve felt better and am back to doing most activities for self . Hope you find that too
# Now take gastro stop day after ( found I had diarrhoea day 1after each weekly dose , luckily never has nausea )
# Gastric effects seem minimal but I’ve continued on with the daily reflux meds given to me by oncology team, just in case
# no where near as tired as when in AC chemo , altho by week 9 nana naps often a good idea
# I did get some peripheral neuropathy but oncology team dropped dosage to 75% and we hope to get 12 weeks in. PN side effects do not affect everyone so don’t worry unnecessarily - just be aware and report anything you notice to,your oncology team
# do get aching legs and arms but it’s not super painful so I just get on with things
hopefully youll notice less side effects too . I felt like a zombie at times on AC - learnt to lay low and rest on the “down “ periods. Luckily I live on my own therefore didnt have a family / kids to organise and major house keeping issues which helped me cope . Under taxcel/ herceptin I’ve felt better and am back to doing most activities for self . Hope you find that too