Doxetaxol

Oh that makes perfect sense
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@Trikki2 they gave it to me as a preemptive and it causes pain because the marrow in your bones is producing white blood cells. Lots of people on here haven’t had it and have gone ok but I think it had a lot to do with me not getting sick on chemo when I was surrounded by sick people wt work. 

@"Kiwi Angel" i wonder if im having that. 27th August round 1 xx

Thanks @kmakm i will do that xxx

Keep moving @Trikki2. A walk every day has shown to reduce the strength of the side effects. And also, on days when you're doing very little it gave me a sense of achievement which improved my mental health through the chemo slog. It also helps move the chemo round your body. In the first week of each cycle they were a slow shuffle but it felt bloody good nonetheless. K xox

I had the neulasta injection which made the bone pain worse. 

hi @Trikki2

i think bone pain is a main side effect , but you might not get it so see how you go :smile: steroids helped with it too ... actually, thinking about it the steroids helped with all side effects.

take care Lxx

@Trikki2 take the endone if u need it - it doesn’t knock u out but takes away the pain to make it more manageable. I had no pain relief the first round which was tough and then took panadine forte for the next 2 which was ok but then needed the endone for the last round. 

Hi @Lvlw
I really appreciate you taking the time to post..wow seems that the bone pain is a major player. Im so fatigued with the fec-d along with nausea. I find yep i just eat what i feel like. Kinda like being pregnant lol. It really helps to know what may be coming up for me. Xoxoxoo
Trikki2 

hi @Trikki2

i did FEC-D (3+3) and finished in march. i had some of the side effects that are listed for docetaxal, but not all and i tolerated it quite well considering. 

bone pain was the main side effect for me too with docetaxal - like kmakm just for a few days after the infusion - but i did find it manageable with a bit of a routine.  i used meditation (i found an app that had a visualisation for pain), magnesium baths and spray/roll-on and hot wheat pack (my onc was happy with me using these) plus panadol. i was also presribed endone for when the pain peaked on the 2nd & 3rd infusion. i didn't need to take more than 1 endone at a time.

i found that fatigue accumulated through docetaxal. again, this was manageable if i slowed down a bit as i got out of breathe easily. and sometimes i needed to make a decision to not do too much in one day to save my energy for the next.

i had some slight changes to taste, but nothing major at all (some things tasted a little salty). i was pleased that i was still able to enjoy my coffee as I'd been told me it would taste different!  i followed the regime that my onc & nurse advised re. steroids, mouth wash etc and had no real problems with my mouth. i lost my appetite for 'healthy' foods, so i just did the best i could to eat well and didn't stress if i didn't :smile:  

i did morning walks throughout treatment. not every day, just when i could, and towards the end they were shorter and slower. i really found that this helped with bone pain and fatigue (although i didn't do any walks after taking endone! :D as i used to fall asleep when i took it).

i hope this helps. i found it really scary moving on from the 'known" of FEC to Docetaxal. when i was in the midst of treatment a lovely woman who'd also had FEC-D said to me "this time will pass" and it did.

go well. i'll be thinking of you! 

Lxx