Hi Shelley,
I had AC and Taxol when I was diagnosed 2 years ago. I had 4 x AC but every 2 weeks instead of 3. I then had 4 x Taxol given the same. It was the equivalent of 12 weekly taxol because I had 3 weekly doses at a time.
The AC can make you very sick so in my case my onc gave me to the very strongest anti-sickness meds available here. It is called Emend, and I also have a cocktail of about 5 or 6 others. And I never felt sick once. I was told by my onc that there is no need to feel sick nowadays as there are enough anti-sickness drugs on the market to combat it.
The Taxol I personally found worse, because as I was having it in such large doses I suffered with neuropathy quite badly in my fingers and toes. My toes were almost completing numb, and it took a good 5-6 months to get the feeling back in them. Because I was having the treatment every 2 weeks
I also had to have Neulasta injections which made my muscles and joints ache.
But I got through it in one piece and you will too. The most important thing is to let your medical know of any side effects that are really bad because they will be able to give you something for them, the problem is everyone is different so it may be that what they give you first doesn't quite work, but if you don't speak up they won't know, so do remember that.
If you need any further info or have questions feel free to PM me.
Sam
