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Re: Next Treatment - Taxol/ Herceptin
@Smileyfrog I hope your first treatment went well. I didn't have AC.....just Paclitaxal (weekly for 12 weeks) with Herceptin and Perjeta (3 weekly). I found the treatment much better than I expected. There was diahhroea a few weeks in but I just pulled back on the probiotics a bit as I was overdoing the ones I had added to my diet. Not sure if it would have settled down on it's own. I was tired but only really noticed it from 8 weeks on when I needed to nap in the middle of the day. Good sleep and not looking at screens late into the night will help. I know I stayed up late on a few occasions and I really felt it for the next couple of days. As I mentioned above, I felt spacey right at the end and stopped driving myself around for about a week. All the best to you x
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Re: Next Treatment - Taxol/ Herceptin
I finished a 12 week taxol with 3 weekly Herceptin/Perjeta regime just a few weeks ago. Came through it feeling quite good and with very few side effects. Drove myself to the hospital and back home each time - although I would probably get a friend to help me with the final two weeks as I did feel a little bit spacey towards the end. No anti-nausea medication required, just a general feeling of tiredness. Now that the taxol has been finished for close to 3 weeks I feel my energy returning but I'm still taking it easier than normal. Surgery is coming up next month - just taking one day at a time at the moment and not thinking too far ahead. The cold cap saved my hair (poor old eyebrows are just hanging in there. Those 2/3 chin hairs won't budge which I find ironic !! All the best for your treatment.
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