Headaches and facial tightness on Docetaxol!!

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Hello,

I had 4 rounds of docetaxol and SE accumulating especially my headaches and facial tightness around the nose bridge, i tought it’s neuropathy but my BCN said it’s not,GP prescribed me steroids nasal spray it’s not helping ,I use paracetamol and iboprofen and nothing is working, I can’t lie down or sleep during the day because it’s get worse if I am lying down and barely sleep 4-5 if I am lucky during the nights.

went to the A&E and did did scan and said said it’s side effects of chemo.

i am thinking of stopping chemo at 5 rounds instead of 6 coz I can’t handle this anymore, while staying home not be able to do anything due to the extreme fatigue I can’t even sleep.

what to do ?anyone had this ?

  • Hello

    I was really poorly after my first round of docetaxel, my side effects were different to yours, but when I spoke to my oncologist, he was able to reduce the dose for my last 2 rounds without compromising my treatments effectiveness.

    This has worked really well for me as the side effects are much less now and I can cope with them. It meant I could finish my treatment as opposed to stopping it early.