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Side effects of taxol
Hi, I'm currently about to do my 10th weekly taxol treatment (only 3 treatments left) have had numbness /tingling in fingers from 2nd treatment but each treatment the tingling has gotten slightly wors...
The tingling is peripheral neuropathy, there is not a lot that can help it for certain, even if you were to stop taking Taxol now which I don't recommend, but your oncologist is the one to talk to. Mine was prepared to drop the last treatment if I really wanted to, but for a number of reasons I did all 12. At the back of my mind, I didn't want to ever be wondering if not finishing resulted in a recurrence. Once is not good, twice doesn't really bear thinking about!!
Ice water may help your fingernails. This too is a common Taxol side effect, my toenails went black, brown, grey and chalk white but I didn't lose any and it started growing out as soon as I stopped the Taxol treatment. The nose is a real nuisance, you can get nose oil from the chemist and it does help (it's just refined sesame oil!).
Deep breaths, you are nearly through.
Ice water may help your fingernails. This too is a common Taxol side effect, my toenails went black, brown, grey and chalk white but I didn't lose any and it started growing out as soon as I stopped the Taxol treatment. The nose is a real nuisance, you can get nose oil from the chemist and it does help (it's just refined sesame oil!).
Deep breaths, you are nearly through.