My Journey on Paclitaxel

  • Wednesday 27th March 7th day post 2nd Paclitaxel

    Last night was horrendous  my feet, ankles & knees all hurt. My fingers and toes tingled then later it felt like my toenails were being pulled out, and my left hip hurt and during the night I was woken with the feeling of a knife cutting my...
  • Tuesday 26th March 6th day post 2nd Paclitaxel

    I ended up taking some more pain relief during the night, my left thigh was really painful and the pain and  pins and needles in my feet woke me up. When I got up this morning I also had pain in my lower back but it eased after being up for a wh...
  • Monday 25th March day 5 post 2nd Paclitaxel

    Not a bad sleep lastnight. Legs felt like lead this morning though, but I got up because the district nurse was coming to change my pic dressing.  The nurse didn't turn up until late this morning so we decided to have our main meal at lunch ...
  • Sunday 24th March 4th day post 2nd Paclitaxel

    Slept a bit better lastnight, but still woke up several times during the night.  The constipation has really hit today, even after all the things I took yesterday. I took more laxido, tried to eat a wholemeal crumpet but couldn't finish it. ...
  • Saturday 23rd March 3rd day post 2nd Paclitaxel

    Went to bed early lastnight, well that was a big waste of time. I was still awake at 11.30 when hubby came up and I saw every hour and don't think I actually slept much in-between either.  When I looked in the mirror this morning my face was...