Anyone having or had Paclitaxel?

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I may have to change my treatment due to some side effects of steriods/GCSF.

If I do I will have to have Paclitaxel on a weekly basis. Wanting to know if anyone has been on this on a weekly basis and what the side effects were. My main concern is that I won’t have any good days as no time to recover before the next dose. 

Grateful for anyone’s experiences.

Thanks. 

 

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Hi, I had EC X 3 (once every 3 weeks) then weekly paclitaxel. I’ve had 8 so far and have my 9th and final one this week. I can honestly say that you really don’t feel like you’re having chemotherapy at all. With EC, although I didn’t have any side effects I realise in hindsight that I didn’t feel quite right although I couldn’t really put my finger on it. However, with paclitaxel I feel completely normal. I have my chemo on a Thursday and this week when we got back I cooked dinner, Friday I did a full day’s work and yesterday we met some friends for a drink and then dinner after. I do feel a bit more tired than normal but, apart from that, feel fine. My oncologist also told me to take omega 3 supplements to help with the peripheral neuropathy side effects which I have been doing and have not suffered with that either. I don’t know if I’m particularly lucky but my onc nurse said that paclitaxel is generally very well tolerated.

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WMJ, I went through weekly taxol treament x12, no vomiting at all, little nausea, just some tiredness.  It dropped my blood counts pretty good, so I had to have boosters, and blood twice.  Everyone is different.  I start AC tomorrow, and I am scared, have to admit it…

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Weekly paclitaxol is much kinder than FEC. You shouldn’t find you spike with highs and lows. My bloods stayed pretty constant. Some people get a bad reaction within minutes of the first infusion, but nurses will have antidote at the ready. Good luck

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I tried icing hands and feet but found it too unbearable on top of cold cap. I had no problems with neuropathy and all nails stayed intact.

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I started Paclitaxel on Feb 10 so today is day 10. I’ll have it weekly for 12 wks then radiation. I’m HER+ so I also get Herceptin every 3rd week for a yr. ( I had 1 bout of diarrhea from the Herceptin)
So far I’m nauseated every day but the anti nausea meds usually prevent throwing up. ( Not a fan of barfing). Today is the first day I’ve felt like a truck hit me. Very achy and sore.
Still have hair…

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Munchkinrn1. Did you lose your hair and when? I’m nervous every day waiting for the shoe to drop. I’m on day 10 of weekly Paclitaxel.

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Hi, 

I’m due to start Paclitaxel this Friday.  I’m encouraged to read the side effects are not too bad.   Hated FEC when I was treated in 2014.

Fi x

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LollyMum - I am doing weekly Pax and side effects are manageable! Are you weekly?

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Hi all

Hope everyone is okay. 

I am due to have my second pacitaxel tomorrow - hoping my bloods and calcium levels are good enough to go ahead  I feel well today, after being more wiped out than I thought I would be, but obviously the liver function being poor isn’t helping. 

Just wondered if anyone knows more about how pacitaxel will work on the tumour. I was hoping this was a medicine that would reduce the tumours, but the bcc leaflet says it controls. Has anyone had experience of it reducing the size of their mets? F x