Hi
I've just started my second round of chemo - previously I was on Carbo / Paclitaxol / Avastin. This time I'm Carbo / Caelyx. The Onco has given me the usual 'side-effects' sheet which basically seems to list all the same stuff as every other drug - nausea / hair loss / bowel issues ... I have been told that generally Caelyx can be quite well tolerated, but then also that since i've got 'previous', sometimes the side effects sort of cumulate. So far I've had one dose and just experienced a fair bit more nausea than before (for some reason they didn't prescribe nausea tablets this time, but fortunately I have loads left from last time).
Just wondered if anyone else had experience of Caelyx vs anything else and if there's any particular side effects I might have ahead of me ;)
Hi Rikl123 sorry you haven't had a response to your post. I don't have an answer for you but by responding to you someone who can might see it this time and get back to you.
Everyone is different so the side effects of someone else won't necessarily be the side effects you experience. I hope there aren't any more side effects for you going forward.
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