DOXCETAXCEL PAIN

So sorry you are having a bad time. 

Docetaxel didn’t like me much either, first one after about 4/5 days I started to have stomach pains and my fingers were slightly numb, my fingernails hurt and I had backache and had shooting pains and aches in my legs, it was horrendous. I had no energy I wasn’t sleeping, felt just awful. 

Half of my hair had come out, I couldn't really taste anything and the hospital were having trouble getting blood from me as the veins were shot after the EC part of treatment, I had developed phlebitis. 

We all feel similar I’m sure at different times, could you chat to someone from Macmillan, my Macmillan centre have been great with me.

I was ok and just thought right I can do this, I’m doing it for my kids, I’ve just got to get on with it right from diagnosis, through my mastectomy and all through chemo, it’s only recently I’ve actually started to come to terms with what has happened and what I’ve lost, my Breast, my hair, my eyelashes and just recently most of my eyebrows and I’m just now allowing myself to let it go and have a good cry. 

We can’t all be strong or brave all the time. 

Gentle hugs x

Hi there, I’m sorry sorry you are struggling but know that just seeing your post stopped my tears this morning knowing I am not alone so thank you.

like you I am a week on from my 1st T cycle of chemo an have had awful side effects. Severe pain in joins and muscles, lack of sleep, taste almost gone and nauseous waves. Most days I’m up by 4.30 and it can be lonely, luckily my little dog loves to snuggle and he is a tonic when the rest of the world is asleep. I’m told that symptoms should start to get better after day 10, so hopefully the worst is over. Like you I have completely fallen apart and let it out the couple of days , it’s ok, this is BIG stuff we’re dealing with! I hope that you start to feel better very soon too and I’m sending lots of positivity your way, Thank you for your honest post, it was what I needed this morning.