Starting chemo EC and Paclitaxel

Me, I have just fiinished my 3 x EC (every 3 weeks), it was a very hard but i am glad that is over. i am due to start my Paclitaxel plus targeted therapy tommorrow. Ill let you know how i feel after Paclitaxel. We dont know much about it right now just that they said there won't be as many side effects as EC. it feels like chemo is going on forever but i am thinking after it i will be better. I haven't had surgery yet so chemo then surgery. 

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Thanks JazzyJay1 for your reply. Hope your first session of paclitaxel goes OK today xx

Hello. I have 5 x EC scheduled. I’ve only had one so far and apart from some mouth thrush and soreness I’ve feel I’ve faired ok. My hair is still there too (it did yesterday start to shed but nothing noticeable yet). Good luck xxxx

Thank you  xx

Hope for your remaining cycles you stay relatively OK....its just the stepping into the unknown that's the scary part xxx

Hi this is my first post or reply on here but I am having my 4th (and last) EC tomorrow then in 3 weeks I will start Abraxane for 4 cycles (every 3 weeks). My first 2 cycles of EC were bearable but I felt awful last time so my consultant is reducing my dosage for tomorrow to see how I fare. I kept thinking to myself that this was the worst part and then I'd be onto different drugs but now I'm equally as worried what side effects they will have too.

I then face lymph node removal surgery and radiotherapy - I already had a mastectomy and reconstruction on one side last November. 

I'm trying to see a positive that I'm halfway through, so any other positive replies will be very appreciated.

Good luck to everyone currently on this treatment journey. I naively thought that with being 37, the side effects wouldn't affect me so much so I've found it very hard accepting that I can't do everything (some days not a lot at all).x

Hi Jen84

You're absolutely right about thinking positively, you have come a long way already and you can say tomorrow once your 4th EC is complete that that is something else ticked off. I'll be thinking of you xxx

I've had 3 cycles of EC. I'm starting docetaxel on Friday for 3 cycles every 3weeks. I hope the side effects will be bearable. 

Thanks Fifitrix I will also be thinking of you when you start this week. I was like you (and still am) when faced with how long the treatment will last for, I like to be in control and plan ahead so this has totally stopped me in my tracks. x

Hi...ive finished a 9 weekly course of paclitaxel... and i felt fine... ive just started a 4 dose of ec which has made me feel rough... but will get through iit.. only 3 more doses to go... let me know how you get on x

I've had 3 x EC and am now onto 12 x weekly Taxol with Herceptin. (3 weeks in)

It does seem a long road and I have had many a wobble, but once you are onto the weekly it goes quite quickly.

The side effects of the weekly are infinitely less than with the EC.

The unknown is indeed scary... I had a huge panic before starting the weekly but it wasn't that bad. Just keep focused on one day at a time and that there is an end goal. 

Good luck xx