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Hi everyone,

Had first taxotere treatment January 29th.

Any advice -- a more natural approach, please- - for this awful pain I appreciate it very much.

I have been miserable ever since the day after the treatment. Hands feel numb, skin rash on forehead, mandibular area and both sides of the neck, below the ear.

What do I do?

Additional info:

Normal blood pressure
No fever, vomiting, constipation
Apettite is normal, however I now have discovered sores in my mouth, so no oranges/pineapple in the morning!! The best of fruits.

Doctor wanted to prescribe Oxycontin- - I refused it.
Am I an idiot for doing so?

Please help ......

Love,

Adriana

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1994 - rt brst, .lump, underarm node dissection,chemo+rad 1.2 cms, Grade 3.
28 nodes neg
Er,Pr, Positive HER2 status unknown
2003- Recur to rt lung.July 16 ( B-Day!)
Her2+++ Er,Pr, Negative
2003 - Aug04--Navelbine + Herceptin
2004- 2007--NED - Herceptin, only
2007 Feb-April Xeloda added to hereceptin
2007-May Back on Navelbine+Herceptin
2008-Feb-Mar 15 Ses Rad to Rt. Lung
2008- Oc 17 Add Tykerb to Herceptin
2009- June-- Discont Tykerb
2009 July 7--Current Taxol + Herceptin
2009 Dec--Discontinued treatment due to progression. Looking into cyberknife.
2010-Aug Accepted to TDM1, no SE, except liver count went up.
2010-2011 September got kicked out of the trial, due to a small spot found on lung.
2011- 2012 September thru early 2013 on Herceptin
2013- March Bone density shows small spot on 5th rib.
2013 - April 4th appt with onc. will post after discussing course of treatment.
2013-March-April Cyber knife to brain and radiation to rib. Chest --base line before chemo-CT-Scan stable for lung issue. CA2729 Normal.
2013 April Herceptin- TDMI
2013 Sept Herceptin + Perjeta . CA2729 within normal range. Brain and Pet scans October 31st. will post results.
2013 October Brain MRI- mixed response. Will see Onc/rad on Halloween.
2013 October/November Brain-MRI nothing new. Repeat MRI next year in May.
2013 December Continue Herceptin and Perjeta. Stable at the moment.
2014 February Brain MRI -clear!
2014 January Added Taxotere to Perjeta+Herceptin.
2014 March Stopped chemo-chest ct-scan next.
2014- March Scans shows tumor's larger, CA2729 higher. Discontinue Herceptin.
2014 April Perjeta+ Halaven
2014 April CA2729 went down 60 points after one cycle. Cough does not want to go away.
2014 June Continue on Perjeta + Halaven-- no more cough. Stable
2014 June Back on Herceptin + abraxane

02-07-2014, 02:44 PM	#1
Adriana Mangus Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: California Posts: 668	HELP please!! First time on taxotere Hi everyone, Had first taxotere treatment January 29th. Any advice -- a more natural approach, please- - for this awful pain I appreciate it very much. I have been miserable ever since the day after the treatment. Hands feel numb, skin rash on forehead, mandibular area and both sides of the neck, below the ear. What do I do? Additional info: Normal blood pressure No fever, vomiting, constipation Apettite is normal, however I now have discovered sores in my mouth, so no oranges/pineapple in the morning!! The best of fruits. Doctor wanted to prescribe Oxycontin- - I refused it. Am I an idiot for doing so? Please help ...... Love, Adriana __________________ 1994 - rt brst, .lump, underarm node dissection,chemo+rad 1.2 cms, Grade 3. 28 nodes neg Er,Pr, Positive HER2 status unknown 2003- Recur to rt lung.July 16 ( B-Day!) Her2+++ Er,Pr, Negative 2003 - Aug04--Navelbine + Herceptin 2004- 2007--NED - Herceptin, only 2007 Feb-April Xeloda added to hereceptin 2007-May Back on Navelbine+Herceptin 2008-Feb-Mar 15 Ses Rad to Rt. Lung 2008- Oc 17 Add Tykerb to Herceptin 2009- June-- Discont Tykerb 2009 July 7--Current Taxol + Herceptin 2009 Dec--Discontinued treatment due to progression. Looking into cyberknife. 2010-Aug Accepted to TDM1, no SE, except liver count went up. 2010-2011 September got kicked out of the trial, due to a small spot found on lung. 2011- 2012 September thru early 2013 on Herceptin 2013- March Bone density shows small spot on 5th rib. 2013 - April 4th appt with onc. will post after discussing course of treatment. 2013-March-April Cyber knife to brain and radiation to rib. Chest --base line before chemo-CT-Scan stable for lung issue. CA2729 Normal. 2013 April Herceptin- TDMI 2013 Sept Herceptin + Perjeta . CA2729 within normal range. Brain and Pet scans October 31st. will post results. 2013 October Brain MRI- mixed response. Will see Onc/rad on Halloween. 2013 October/November Brain-MRI nothing new. Repeat MRI next year in May. 2013 December Continue Herceptin and Perjeta. Stable at the moment. 2014 February Brain MRI -clear! 2014 January Added Taxotere to Perjeta+Herceptin. 2014 March Stopped chemo-chest ct-scan next. 2014- March Scans shows tumor's larger, CA2729 higher. Discontinue Herceptin. 2014 April Perjeta+ Halaven 2014 April CA2729 went down 60 points after one cycle. Cough does not want to go away. 2014 June Continue on Perjeta + Halaven-- no more cough. Stable 2014 June Back on Herceptin + abraxane