I’m on my 3rd week of weekly Paclitaxel and I don’t mind. It’s definitely overwhelming for your week like @sam1204 says - bloods + chemo day + side effects can take over the week. However I’m not minding that, my understanding is the alternative would be the 3 weekly but longer infusions. Even with ice gloves/socks I only take 3 hours max. Only 1hr 30 of that being with the cold therapy - I don’t think I could stand longer infusions with the cold therapy.
So even if I’m spending more time on it technically, each individual infusion isn’t as bad I think. They’ve said it’s easier to tolerate weekly, and I’ve found it much easier than EC so far, so it’s a bit of a toss-up.
I think generally on NHS they’ll try 3 weekly as it means less time in the chair/appointments and therefore easier to get more patients through.