I am new to this forum but could really do with some advice. I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer over 2 years ago and have had debulking surgery and chemotherapy. I had more chemo when the cancer returned last year with metastasis in the liver. I'm now starting my third lot of chemo next week and wonder if anyone has experience of this regime. I am to have 18 weekly infusions of low dose paclitaxel. I have had the high dose of this when I was first diagnosed and experienced nasty side effects plus almost instant complete hair loss. I am wondering what the effects of a low weekly dose might be and whether complete hair loss will occur again. Needless to say, I am dreading the next 18 weeks. I'd be really grateful if anyone can provide me with information.
Hi Liz 52 and a very warm welcome to the online community which I hope you'll find is both an informative and supportive place to be.
I had paclitaxel for 12 weeks for breast cancer last year but I don't know if it was a high or low dose. I had already lost my hair while on a different chemo and I didn't lose anymore while on pacli. In fact, it started to grow back while I was having it.
Hopefully, someone from the group will come forward to share their experiences with you and, in the meantime, it would be great if you could pop something about your diagnosis and treatment so far into your profile as it really helps others when replying to you and also when looking for someone on a similar pathway. It also means that you don't have to keep repeating yourself. To do this click on your username and then select 'Profile'. You can amend it at any time and if you're not sure what to write you can take a look at mine by clicking on my username.
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