reaction to paclitaxel on second dose
Hi Everyone, Has anyone suffered a hypersensitive reaction to Paclitaxel on their second infusion? I did today and it floored me! I know they are going to give me a lot more pre chemo medication th...
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Hi @Afraser and @arpie, The only allergy I have is to bee stings.
Yes it was pretty frightening as it was so sudden. One minute everything is fine, I'm working on my laptop on the chemo chair, the next there is a jack hammer in my chest.
Within seconds I had a massive hot flush, a wave of nausea, dizziness and heart beat pounding in my head. a couple of seconds later my heart is slamming so hard in my chest it nearly painful and takes my breath away. My heart beat was erratic and it took a lot get my breathing under control.
The nurses were wonderful, three of them jumped into action quickly. They gave me oxygen, put medications in my port line and checked my vitals every five min for over an hour. The eldest nurse had seen the same reaction before and the younger two had only theoretical experience, but she told them the sudden red flush and other symptoms were typical of a reaction to the paclitaxel.
I still haven't processed it yet, I feel sort of numb to the experience. I am worried about next time and wonder if any damage was done to my heart?
Yes it was pretty frightening as it was so sudden. One minute everything is fine, I'm working on my laptop on the chemo chair, the next there is a jack hammer in my chest.
Within seconds I had a massive hot flush, a wave of nausea, dizziness and heart beat pounding in my head. a couple of seconds later my heart is slamming so hard in my chest it nearly painful and takes my breath away. My heart beat was erratic and it took a lot get my breathing under control.
The nurses were wonderful, three of them jumped into action quickly. They gave me oxygen, put medications in my port line and checked my vitals every five min for over an hour. The eldest nurse had seen the same reaction before and the younger two had only theoretical experience, but she told them the sudden red flush and other symptoms were typical of a reaction to the paclitaxel.
I still haven't processed it yet, I feel sort of numb to the experience. I am worried about next time and wonder if any damage was done to my heart?