Hooray EC No4 done today 
There was a problem with my port and they had to give me some medicine and then wait an hour - but it started to work, so all ok.
Now just the wait for the cumulative symptoms.
I will now move onto Carbo & Pax, which will last until early February - not sure Iām looking forward to it, hope it is kind to me
Hope everyone is ok - loving the Christmas trees 
Glad this is going ahead now Sharlou and no further delays. Fingers crossed it will be ok - will be thinking of you tomorrow. Xo
Thanks for Ake, that sounds very positive and like like an enjoyable helpful workshop to attend.
Will add it to my āto doā list 
xo
Wishing you all the luck 
Fantastic milestone to reach I will be on #4 EC in about 10 days 
Millyk - great to hear you are in cycle 4 nowā¦and can then move on to next step. All the best ! 
@sharlou popping over from October to say huzzah for your all go for treatment - all the best for it. My #4/12 pacli went ahead today at 75% as my alt had dropped to 3x normal, rather than 8.5x normal which was last week (& went ahead!). From the scans mine could be linked to mild fatty liver and I have previously had higher triglycerides. Iām making more diet changes but am already a very healthy eater and in range weight wise, plus walking 5k daily.
I started cold mitts and socks today - thanks to whoever I picked up tips on for this on these boards!
Wishing everyone else well.
Just saying Hi again. My LFTs were elevated again, but not as high as last time and I thought my Cycle 3 was going to go aheadā¦then the Dr looked at my PICC and said nope! So itās antibiotics for 5-7 days and chemo will be next week 
At this rate Iāll not be done with chemo til at least Feb!
So sorry to hear this, keeping everything crossed for you it goes ahead next week
Oh no pod123 how annoying. Hope the antibiotics do their job and itās āgo, go, goā for next week 
OMD! Docetaxel painā¦ new level
Well thatās number 5 ticked off. It went ok, just very boring as it took 4.5 hours 
Feel ok, just tired. Time to sit back and wait for the side effects
Oh no! Is it bone pain? Or everywhere pain?
It is strange as I went through 7 chemo cycles and was crying so much on my last cycle . Radiotherapy was similar did most of the treatments then got upset for the last few. You can do it as you are stronger than you think. One step at a time to reach your goals. 
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Its like hips, knees, ankles, feels like they are going to explode!! And so fatigued today. I have zero energy, just keep falling asleep. So tired after last night.
Temp down now, though. Im trying to muster thr energy to get in the shower
Epsom salt baths helped a lot of us on previous threads with the docetaxol vice pain hope it works for you if you try 
Shi xx
Taxol/taxanes can cause lots of aches and pains with general fatigue. I was on Paclitaxel and found I just had to listen to my body. Rest/sleep when I needed to. I was told by my team to try to walk 30 minutes a day as itās help, so I did, in two 15 minutes sessions. Some days I could barely get out of bed so I didnāt walk those days.
I do remember being told to phone the helpline if I felt I couldnāt get out of bed at all and didnāt want to wash and get dressed. I donāt think they told me why specifically about this.
If it doesnāt feel right ring your team for advice.
Yes Epson Salt or Magnesium Flakes in the bath helps.
Iāve been told not to walk due to neuropathy. I usually run/walk so am really missing that. Only got 15 more days to go I hope.
Top tip, Thank you. I shall get some tomorrow. How long does it generally last for?
Can be a few days but everyoneās different 
it was like being in a vice and a few of us also had docetaxol give us pain in our jaws too. But do keep eye on temperature and do ring your unit if you donāt feel right, just in case your having a reaction to it docetaxol can be a bit sneaky keep safe Shi xx