Query side effects of weekly chemo
My Mum has been receiving three weekly chemo cycles. She is half way through. After 4 of these cycles she will be going to weekly chemo for 3 months. She is anxious that the weekly chemo will leave ...
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Great that you are helping your mother through her treatment. Reactions vary immensely as I am sure you have been told. Do you know what chemo she is having and will have?
I had A/C for three months at three weekly intervals and then Taxol ( with Herceptin). I had very few side effects with A/C, no nausea or fatigue. After I finished that course, I did get a problem with rapid heartbeat, but there may have been other factors affecting that. Many people do find Taxol easier. Taxol can cause a bit of nerve damage to extremities (fingers and toes) but this usually reverses when treatment is complete. Other common side effects are discolouration of finger and toe nails, bloody nose, loss of taste buds and metallic or other tastes in the mouth. These are also usually temporary.
As I said, I didn't have fatigue but many people do. Also if you have reactions, weekly treatments don't allow as much time to recover. You can anticipate a few things, but mostly you have to wait and see how the first one of two treatments of the next therapy work out.
Very best wishes, once you are through the first 3 months, you are both halfway through chemo!
Great that you are helping your mother through her treatment. Reactions vary immensely as I am sure you have been told. Do you know what chemo she is having and will have?
I had A/C for three months at three weekly intervals and then Taxol ( with Herceptin). I had very few side effects with A/C, no nausea or fatigue. After I finished that course, I did get a problem with rapid heartbeat, but there may have been other factors affecting that. Many people do find Taxol easier. Taxol can cause a bit of nerve damage to extremities (fingers and toes) but this usually reverses when treatment is complete. Other common side effects are discolouration of finger and toe nails, bloody nose, loss of taste buds and metallic or other tastes in the mouth. These are also usually temporary.
As I said, I didn't have fatigue but many people do. Also if you have reactions, weekly treatments don't allow as much time to recover. You can anticipate a few things, but mostly you have to wait and see how the first one of two treatments of the next therapy work out.
Very best wishes, once you are through the first 3 months, you are both halfway through chemo!