reduced dose of tax, side effects any diffferent?

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Hi everyone, Im having 3rd dose of tax tomorrow but my onc is reducing the dose by 20% due to having extremely sore fingers and feet for 2 weeks after 2nd dose, also tax 3 has been delayed for a week. Had anyone had a reduced dose and if so were the side effects the same? Im obviously hoping they will be better but thinking they may be as bad! thanks Ness xx

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Sorry wrong plc

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My doctor reduced my chemo by 20% as I was suffering chronic fatigue. I was on FEC. I did feel slightly better but still tired

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Hi nessp,

My Onc reduced my 3rd FEC by 20% I haven’t started TAX yet, and I can honestly say I didnt really feel any difference?? SE’s were still very apparent. I know it is not the same but by reducing it didnt make much difference?

Hope that helps abit

Donna x

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Hi. Had my second TAX reduced by 20% and se’s are lighter. I still had neutrpenia but managed to get home from hospital with anti bi’s the same day instead of having to stay in. I haven’t needed the painkillers this time but the tiredness is still the same. Mouth symptons not so bad. I could sleep anywhere. Just tired and depressed really. can’t wait until it is over.

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hi i had my tax reduced by 20% after the first one, i have just had the 5th of a 6 regime,

i had a reaction during the 2nd one,

it is difficult to say whether the ses were reduced or not, how can you tell?

all i know is i have had the same ses each time, i have catalogued them and i dont believe they have been much different,

i am not sure whether they have been accumulative or not,

as yet the only ses i havent had have been the hands and feet, although my fingernails arent too good, infection, or temp, i have experienced pretty much everything else,

the most difficult for me has been the mental side of it i have actually felt as if i was losing touch, chemo fog, whatever you call it, i have found it scary and felt very vulnerable,

good luck and i hope your ses are reduced,

what regime are you on?

LIZ XXXX

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Hi, thanks everyone for their comments, Liz, Ive had 4 fec, 2 tax, 2 tax to go, then surgery then not sure if rads or not. After the 1st FEC I was terribly sick for 48 hours but after that it wasnt too bad, i could at least have 2 good weeks, but after last tax I couldnt walk for a few days, feet extremely painful, then very sore fingers and nails, couldnt do buttons or zips up and felt very low for a week or so. Im just hoping it wont be as bad. Ness x

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Definitely made some difference when I had my dose reduced by 25%. First time I had terrible itchy blisters all over the palms of my hands and didn’t get that the second time.

Some of us obviously react more strongly than others. I still had a lot of side effects for the rest of the tax but definitely not as bad as first time.

hope it improves for you, take care, Elinda x

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Hi

My tax dose was reduced by 10 % for 2 and 3. I found my mouth was less sore, much smaller ulcers and I recovered more quickly.

Hope you get some benefit from the change. Mine was reduced because of low neuts, despite the neulasta jab.

Debx