Neuropathy in feet - any advice? TNBC
Hi everyone I've TNBC and am 6 treatments down with the first Carbo/Taxel/immunotherapy regime. For part of my infusions, they put cold gloves on my hands to reduce the risk of neuropathy there, b...
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@byo_boy Such a warm message from you, thank you. Yes, I don't think I was expecting a "stop altogether" response either but was at least confident to talk it through and question it. In speaking with the infusion nurses afterwards, they both agreed it was a 'normal procedure' for this scenario (which of course doesn't happen to everyone).
I'm so glad you've got Rebecca's back on this at the outset - I guess we're all learning on this journey and I likewise wish I'd had the cold socks from day one. I'm confident they will protect Rebecca from the risk.
I have triple negative breast cancer and they hit it hard right from the start. So I've been on weekly cycles of Carbo and Taxol and every 3 weeks also had immunotherapy added to the drug mix. I had done 6 weekly sessions before today as part of a 12 week regime. After this 12 weeks I then progress to AC every 3 weeks - 4 times (12 weeks) which I fear as they call it the "red devil". So it is 6 months of chemo. Then I will have surgery - either lumpectomy, mastectomy or double mastectomy with possible reconstruction (which at this stage I think I won't be doing - the cost even with health insurance is prohibitive). Then following surgery, possibly radiation therapy depending on how the tumour has reacted to chemo AND then another 9 sessions (every 3 weeks) of immunotherapy. Triple negative breast cancer is aggressive with a high risk of recurrence, which is why they hit it pretty hard. So a long road ahead for me. But the bottom line is to become cancer free, so I'll do what I can.
I sincerely hope that all the treatment for Rebecca also results in that cancer free outcome.
I'm so glad you've got Rebecca's back on this at the outset - I guess we're all learning on this journey and I likewise wish I'd had the cold socks from day one. I'm confident they will protect Rebecca from the risk.
I have triple negative breast cancer and they hit it hard right from the start. So I've been on weekly cycles of Carbo and Taxol and every 3 weeks also had immunotherapy added to the drug mix. I had done 6 weekly sessions before today as part of a 12 week regime. After this 12 weeks I then progress to AC every 3 weeks - 4 times (12 weeks) which I fear as they call it the "red devil". So it is 6 months of chemo. Then I will have surgery - either lumpectomy, mastectomy or double mastectomy with possible reconstruction (which at this stage I think I won't be doing - the cost even with health insurance is prohibitive). Then following surgery, possibly radiation therapy depending on how the tumour has reacted to chemo AND then another 9 sessions (every 3 weeks) of immunotherapy. Triple negative breast cancer is aggressive with a high risk of recurrence, which is why they hit it pretty hard. So a long road ahead for me. But the bottom line is to become cancer free, so I'll do what I can.
I sincerely hope that all the treatment for Rebecca also results in that cancer free outcome.