Hello- 2nd week of Paclitaxel

Hi 

I will be having my 5th weekly Paclitaxel tomorrow.  I've had some rib pain front and back on my left side, tender/aching rather than shooting pains..you consultant has organised a bone scan as I've never had one but I am putting it down to the chemo. 

Take care xx

I am going to wait to see if my gp gets back to me tomorrow and take it from there. I also have my blood test tomorrow so I might quiz the nurse. 
I have never had a bone scan either!
Thanks for replying 

take care x

Hello ladies,

I was just looking through posts and glad I came upon this one. I am due to start 4 cycles of paclitaxel on 7th July after 4 cycles of AC. I am slightly anxious how it will make me feel, AC makes me feel horrible, fuzzy, fuggy, no concentration and am really hoping that paclitaxel will not mess with my head so much. I too would appreciate other’s experiences. 

nicky

Hi Nicky

I've now had 6 weekly Paclitaxel cycles. Overall, side effects have been so much better than I was EC. I've had no nausea and have felt generally better.  My taste is still impacted and I've had a white coating on my tongue which I  have a mouthwash for. Over the last couple of weeks I would say my bowels have been more loose (sorry!). I've also been told to keep an eye out for numbness/pins and needles in feet and hands. One if my fingers is feeling slightly numb on the end do im keeping an eye on this. However, I'm still able to do lots of things and at the minute fatigue is not an issue. Hope this helps 

Take care

Claire xx

Hi Claire, thank you for your comments, glimmer of hope maybe. Looser bowels would be a blessed relief

I'm coming to the end of my Taxel treatment(2 more sessions) and have also had AC. I'm feeling very tired this week , much worse than previous weeks. The main side effects I've had are, horrible taste in mouth,  "loose " bowels,  numbness in fingers, losing 3 toe nails and loss of appetite!. It doesn't make things easier,  but helps to be prepared. 

Thank you  Ber, did you find the head fuggyness not so bad with Paclitaxel, or did you not find that with AC? 

Foggy brain was the same! I kept doing crosswords and Sudoku and even played Bridge online.  I didn't beat myself up when I made mistakes.  I found forgetting words the most frustrating.