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sassy · 02-08-2014, 08:33 PM

Addy,

So very sorry you are having to deal with this.

I had Taxol rather than Taxotere and had a rough time with it. My onc put me on low dose of Darvoset. It didn't seem to make me loopy or nauseous like most pain meds tend to make me.

I didn't want to take pain meds either and my continued refusal was the only time my onc actually got upset with me. I'm glad I followed his advice. Many times I was in tears from the Taxol until the Darvoset made life bearable.

Stay well hydrated, during and after treatment especially. Magic mouthwash is truly magic!

Hoping you soon find relief.

02-08-2014, 08:33 PM	#12
sassy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Mountains of Virginia Posts: 2,267	Re: HELP please!! First time on taxotere Addy, So very sorry you are having to deal with this. I had Taxol rather than Taxotere and had a rough time with it. My onc put me on low dose of Darvoset. It didn't seem to make me loopy or nauseous like most pain meds tend to make me. I didn't want to take pain meds either and my continued refusal was the only time my onc actually got upset with me. I'm glad I followed his advice. Many times I was in tears from the Taxol until the Darvoset made life bearable. Stay well hydrated, during and after treatment especially. Magic mouthwash is truly magic! Hoping you soon find relief. __________________ Rhonda (Sassy) dx age 45 DX 2/15/05 Stage IIb (at surgery)restaged IIIa Left mast .9cm tumor 5 of 14 nodes Triple Positive 4 DD A/C 12 Taxol/Herceptin 33Rads Strange infect mast site one year aft surg, hosp 1 wk Herceptin for total of 18 months Lupron Monthly 4 yrs Neurontin for aches, pains and hot flashes(It works!) Ovaries removed 11/09 stop Lupron and Neurontin Arimidex 6 yrs (tried Femara, no SE improvement) Tried Exemestane-hips got so bad could hardly walk Back to Arimidex for year seven Zometa 2X Annual for 7years, Lasix Stop Arimidex 5/13 Stop Zometa 7/13-Bi-lateral Stress Fractures in Femurs from Zometa 5/14 Start Tamoxifen 3/15 Stem cell transplant to stimulate femur bone growth/healing 5/15 Complete fracture of right femur/Titanium rods both femurs 9/16 Start Evista stopTamoxifen 3/17 Stop Evista--unwelcome side effects! NED and no meds....... 14YEARS NED!