Thank you for sharing @tigertot. This is the first time we are also experiencing such elevated liver enzymes, and have no clue how and what to do about it. The doctors have only asked us to sit back and wait for things to get better so that’s what we do. Wishing you health and prayers for all your blood levels to come within the normal healthy range very very soon.
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Sorry to read you have been delayed again.
So frustrating let’s hope they one down.
x
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Dear All, I had my first round of Docetaxel Chemo last week and it has been quite a shock to the system as no issues with the previous chemo they gave me. I ache all over, feel exhausted and lots of sharp needle like pains everywhere. My nails and tips of fingers are painful. Please do any of you lovely ladies have any tips on how to deal with the side effects of Docetaxel chemo even though I am totally drained I am not getting any sleep as feel so rough. Thank you so much xxx
I had doxetaxel after ec and found it a lot harder to cope with. I havent found anything to make it easier. I am having to listen to my body and rest a lot more. I even found my balance isnt great so have to walk around very slowly for week after doxitaxal.
Sorry i couldnt be any help.
Hi,
I finished my last lot of Docetaxel last week before I move on to EC,
I found that I was quite tired for the week following,And also had global body aching along with muscle spasms at times which were worst during the evening when I was trying to sleep.
I’m not sure if it was the Docetaxel or the Filstragrim injections that caused this.
I found a hotwater bottle helpful on the areas that were giving me the most discomfort and even though I felt tired I tried to go on a walk most days even if it was just for 5mins to try and help with the fatigue as it helped me to sleep slightly better.
I used a lot of handcream to try and soothe the soreness around my nail beds as they were quite dry and my cuticles became non-extistant!It did help a little bit
Hope your side effects improve for you over the next few days 
I had my oncologist appt today prior to my 4th EC on Thursday. I had a lot of concern because of my swollen hands since last week at the end she was not concerned about it. I also told her that I’m feeling a lot of sharp pain on my right breast since last week, she had a looked again today and re assured me that the lump is getting smaller. She tried her very best to re assure me.
But deep inside am just exhausted, I’ve spoken with the CNS after
And they made me realise that am halfway my chemo and it is what it is, that I will be getting more tired now. I always want to take a nap every afternoon now.
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Be kind to yourself, having chemo isn’t easy, it takes a lot out of your whole body. Rest when you need to and accept help from others. It’s nice to know that they believe the lump is shrinking which means the chemo is working.
You have done half of your chemos and now you will have less to do than you have done. I found counting down from halfway good for my mind. ( I did 12 weekly Paclitaxel with a 3 week break due to infection and hospital stay, so it was 15 weeks in total).
You are doing great.
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Morning you Lovely Lot,
I had an ultrasound scan yesterday to see if the tumour was responding to treatment.
I was really anxious waiting to go in,All the what-ifs etc were whirling through my mind!
The original tumour was 23mm and it has now shrunk to 6mm!
I have an appointment with the ongologist next week so will know more from then,And I still have 3 rounds of chemo left to go so it blasts it even more.
I feel much more reassured now that everything I am putting my body through is worth it/paying off
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