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Skip · 03-23-2010, 04:49 PM

Suzanne,
My wife is on Taxotere & Herceptin every three weeks, the first treatment she experienced headaches and as she describes "spastic shooting pains that come out of nowhere" all over.

Her 2od treatment was ok, just flue like symptoms and chills.

Third treatment was the worst, bad shooting pains all over, bad headache, chills she was miserable, made 3 trips to the hospital to manage side effects.

It last a few days and then things go back to "normal" a week or so before the next round of treatment.

We think its the Taxotere, but everyone handles treatment a little different.

Hope next time is easer for you

03-23-2010, 04:49 PM	#9
Skip Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Riverside, CA Posts: 19	Re: Terrible time with Taxotere?? Suzanne, My wife is on Taxotere & Herceptin every three weeks, the first treatment she experienced headaches and as she describes "spastic shooting pains that come out of nowhere" all over. Her 2od treatment was ok, just flue like symptoms and chills. Third treatment was the worst, bad shooting pains all over, bad headache, chills she was miserable, made 3 trips to the hospital to manage side effects. It last a few days and then things go back to "normal" a week or so before the next round of treatment. We think its the Taxotere, but everyone handles treatment a little different. Hope next time is easer for you __________________ Wifes Dx: Found tumor 11-09 Biopsy 11-09 positive: IDC Stage 4 grade 3 Her2 +, 3 nodes of 16 positive. Surgery 12-09 CT scan: liver mets MRI of Head: clean Bone scan: clean 1st treatment: 1-28-10 Taxotere & Herceptin every 21 days 6 rounds of Taxotere Herceptin every 21 days (on going) Liver mets...GONE! CT scans,bone scans & MRI's NED NED to date