Triple negative breast cancer

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Hi Im due to start my chemo on 3rd June 2024  it will be paclitaxol and carboplatin. Did you have many side effects from the paclitaxol? I dont take any medications, even paracetamol so the thought of this going into my body is quite scary for me. I have done research but its always go to hear from someone who has been through the same drug. Any info would be grateful. Thanks x

Hi

I'm just starting my 2nd session now the only side effects I've felt was being tired and hungry I will keep you up to date on any others try to take as much rest as you can you got this.

Thank you so much for responding. Wishing you well with your further sessions. Take care and thank you x

Here if you have anything you want to talk about take care.

Just had my first round of treatment today ...Pembrolizumah, then carboplatin, and then paclitaxel .. plenty of meds bought home and plus self injections into tummy on 9 occasions .... Anyone else been given the injections? 

Xx

Yes, I had them when I was having EC chemo. I had to inject myself for the first week of each cycle. The chemo was every 3 weeks and I had it 3 times, so 21 injections in total.

Was there something that you wanted to know in particular about the injections? I found them quite easy to do, once I'd watched a video on YouTube. Mine were filgrastim, to boost the white blood cells. Are these the injections you're having?

Hi Basket,

yep, I have the injections for 3 days after the Pembro weeks. I’m not as brave as you though and have the district nurse come over and do it for me! Xx

The paclitaxol is the one that causes neuropathy.  The others don’t.  I took thr anti sickness quite often and it helped a lot. I was wide awake for the first few days after chemo because of the steroids etc so you end up tired and not been able to sleep. But everyone is different.  
I also felt a bit dizzy and that frightened me but eventually went away.  
loads of little quirky things happen but all doable.  I live in London and took thr tube into the city - Guys hospital to have my treatment.