Ec 2 weekly and paclitaxol 2 weekly

Hi CAZGIB10 

I'm glad to hear that you're doing okay on EC. I had 3 cycles of EC, three weeks apart, followed by 12 weeks of paclitaxel. I didn't have any serious side effects on EC and none at all on paclitaxel. In fact, while on pacli my hair started to grow back.

I hope you don't struggle with side effects either.

Anne

Thankyou im more worried i think because im having mine 2 weekly and its a dense dose so im more concerned about a reaction as most people have paclitaxol weekly it is less strong i think and more manageable 

Ah, sorry! I should have read your post more carefully.

Its no worries some people dont have a reaction but others can so i just wondered what the difference was for people on a two weekly one 

Following as I have just had round 3 of 4 for EC fortnightly and move onto paclitaxol next. I lost my hair 10 days into EC and struggled with other side effects so quite worried about what joys the paclitaxol will bring. Glad to hear you're doing ok so far. Xx

Hi CAZGIB10 

I had EC and Paclitaxel. I didn’t have the dose dense regime myself although I think I would have appreciated the upside of getting through treatment more quickly. You mention reactions to Paclitaxel, and I wonder if you are picking up on the reactions people sometimes get at the time of the infusion, rather than chemo side effects? When people have an allergic reaction during treatment, it’s commonly to the suspension rather than the drug itself. The team will give you steroids and antihistamines to make this less likely, and monitor you carefully. On side effects, I found it helped to keep a diary both to compare between cycles and help me plan. Your oncology team will have drugs to help manage side effects and will also judge whether dose adjustments might help. I think people vary in whether they find EC harder than Paclitaxel, or vice versa. No two people’s experiences are likely to be the same. You are unlikely to experience all possible side effects nor will they be constant. Wishing you all the best. 

Side effects wise I felt a lot better on Paclitaxel than on EC.

I had it fortnightly, however I was allergic to it which made it a very long day as for the first two treatments they had to slow it right down, think it took over 8 hours, and together with being full of steroids and antihistamines it wasn't much fun.  When I reacted again on my third cycle they changed me to nab Paclitaxel which was given 3 weekly.  Again side effects wise, easier than EC although it did worsen the neuropathy in my feet.  The oncologist reduced my final treatment slightly because of this, amd it has settled down a lot now.

Hope it goes well for you x

Hello, I have now finished 4 xEC and 4x paclitaxol dose dense fortnightly chemo. I had side effects from both, but they are very different. The paclitaxol affected my joints, muscles and nerves. Painkillers helped a little as well as heat patches but the effects would last up to day 11 or 12. During the later cycles my leg would completely give way from under me. However, since finishing the pains have gone. I had some neuropathy symptoms after the first round but then wore compression gloves and socks and didn’t have any more problems following the other cycles. I hope you get on ok. 

Thankyou for letting me know 

Hi i just wondered how u are u doing and how its going on ur journey so far?