Paclitaxel and Carboplatin how long does it take to see impacts/ response?

Hello Alex

Well, that's the first convention I have heard of here in the UK.  Hopefully they will pick up lots of hints you can pass on here.  I seemed to remember I was fine, not too tired, then I went through my diaries, and I am complaining of feeling tired all the time, so my memory hasn't served me well!  I lost a lot of weight in the early days, It wasn't the treatment, I was just extremely stressed and found it difficult to finish a meal, or even sit down to one.

Unfortunately any type of scan induces extreme stress in most of us.  Apart from the extra PET scan I had at the beginning, mine were at the three month mark and at the six-month mark.  I remember being absolutely terrified going into to see the oncologist afterwards.  What she did say after the six-month scan was that all the changes had slowed down, but that that was entirely to be expected, the really big differences occur early in the treatment.  But, I should stress I had treatment tailored for me and your Mum's might be completely different even though the same chemo is being used.

But I think you are absolutely right in advising a measured approach.  But I do understand only too well how difficult that can be.

Irene xx