Hi ladies
just wondering if any of you have had piclitaxel chemo + if so, how u found it? Also, how did you respond? I’m looking into this in combination with avastin + would be grateful to hear ur experiences.
Thanks in advance
tina x
Hi Tina
I have just started paclitaxol - weekly taxol - had no.2 last week, and so far all is ok. Waiting now for my hair to start coming out, which I am dreading, but if it does the job, then I will do anything I can.
I was on capecitabine for nearly a year, but it wasnt working for me, so have had to switch.
Will be scanned half way through as far as I know, am having 12 weekly sessions of taxol along with my 3 weekly herceptin.
Hope you get some good results.
Love
Dawn
xx
Hi Tina!
I have had paclitaxel(taxol)chemo too this year.I had it for 18 weeks (phew!) from Feb. to July. I found it was certainly less punishing than FEC which I had 2 years ago for primary BC. I think having it weekly was definitely better and I would say that for half of each week(2nd half) I felt OK. I was able to eat normally most of the time too and unfortunately put on a stone, not so good if you’re already a size 18! I had a scan half-way and it showed shrinkage of my lymph mets, but then less than hoped for by onc. at 18 weeks - so some success. Just finished rads last week, scan in a few weeks to see what’s what. I would recommend taxol, do-able, though only a partial success for me. Hope your treatment goes well, whichever you choose.
Love Sarah.