EC x 3 now going onto 12 weekly of Pacilitaxel with Carboplatin 3 weekly

Hi All,

not sure where everyone is with paclitaxol cycles. I am really Struggling today had my first one on Wednesday and today I have really bad pains in my tummy & down my legs. In fact my whole body has weird shooting pains.

Has anyone else suffered with this and is it normal? I am hoping this will not be the case every week for the next 12 weeks

Hi there!

How dou you feel after the taxol+ Carboplatin? I'll have the same on June 2nd for 12 wks.

Thanks.

Hi,

I am only having paclitaxol for 12 weeks and had first one last Weds. I have really struggled with it lots of shooting pains & muscle aches  and feeling really low in myself.I think most people say it is easier than the EC but for me not the case. Think this is why I feel fed up as I was hoping it would be easier. Today I feel a little better so have 2 days respite before starting again.

have 2nd round on Weds this week and will be discussing with my chemo team how it made me felt. I am hoping they can tweak it a bit to make it more manageable.

Good luck with your treatment x 

Hi Dream A, I had aches and pains on my first paclitaxel but hardly at all on subsequent ones. I don't think the aches and pains are necessarily going to happen again but hope the chemo team can advise you as to what is best for you  xx

Hi Zephyr,

that’s good to know thanks, I am really hoping it’s the same for me and the next one will be much better

you have cheered me up a little

Hi, I had my first Taxol/carb 3 weeks ago, and had no side effects. I then had to miss the next weeks taxol due to catching covid. I had my week 2 taxol last Friday, again no side effects. Today I feel that my neck on the opposite side to BC is tender to touch and swollen. I have seen that someone else mentioned this as a side effect. Let’s see what this weeks session brings. Currently no other pains. 

x