EC and paclitaxal tips

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Hi all!

I am due to start 4 rounds of EC and then 4 of Paclitaxal this week. Does anyone have any tips to manage side effects etc? I am also going to try the cold cap even though I had originally ruled it out. 

Would appreciate some tips from anyone regarding these specific chemo drugs and also chemo in general please. 

  • Hi  

    I had 3 rounds of EC, one every 3 weeks, followed by 12 weeks of paclitaxel. I didn't cold cap so did lose my hair but it was growing back towards the end of my paclitaxel treatment.

    My main side effects, other than losing my hair, was a loss of taste and feeling 'under the weather '. The latter would last for about the first 10 days of each cycle then I'd feel back to normal again. 

    I did go out for a gentle walk each day, which I'm sure helped.

    I got round the loss of taste by eating spicy things like curry or chilli and pineapple always tasted like pineapple.

    I didn't have any side effects on paclitaxel.

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  • Thank you so much for your reply. Nice to know some specific symptoms I could get. 

  • Can give you neuropathy so consider cold hands and feet packs.  Your hair will grow back but the neuropathy is difficult and painful.  It is a very effective chemotherapy though