Changing Chemos

Hi Miss Cheesec06e90 

I had 3 cycles of EC followed by 12 weeks of paclitaxel. I had very few side effects on EC and none at all on paclitaxel.

Thank you for responding.
I have been tired on EC, dry mouth and acid reflux- the latter being the most annoying.

keeping everything crossed that I don’t feel any worse than I am now.

so pleased that you had few side effects x

I felt tired for about half of the cycle on EC but then felt normal for the remaining time. It was the same each time, but I didn't have this with paclitaxel except for in the evening of the day I'd had treatment.

I had 3 cycles of EC and 5 cycles of Paclitaxel. I had treatment every 2 weeks. I actually found I had less side effects with the EC than the Paclitaxel however both were bearable. Dry mouth, pains in my legs were the worst side effects for me then laterally my nails were affected. I lost my hair after the second cycle of EC so not sure how the Paclitaxel would have affected that if it had still been there. Of course you get tiredness with both.

Hope you don't get too many side effects. Try and stay as positive as possible and take all the help you are offered.

Sending hugs and best wishes for your treatment and recovery.

I had 4 EC followed by 4 paclitaxal, completed end June. Side effects/ Nausea much less with Paclitaxal than EC, got mild neuropathy, which has now gone/ I’ve recovered from. The antihistamine they gave at the start to prevent reaction made me sleepy/ dizzy. 

And just to say - now 3 months since it completed and hair is about 1cm

Good luck, you got this.