HELP please!! First time on taxotere

StephN · 02-08-2014, 06:06 PM

So sorry you have to endure these awful side effects.

My med onc prescribed Neurontin (aka gabapentin) for me and that did help. Like Laurel I also turned to Aleve and that was helpful. The pain was bad starting the third day after treatment and subsided after two or three really bad days.

The mouth sores were more persistent and I just had to watch what I ate, meaning my food was on the bland side.

Becky · 02-08-2014, 07:07 PM

Oh, my heart goes out to you. With mouth sores, get yourself a child's toothbrush as you can get them in extra soft so it doesn't hurt the gums. Unfortunately (or fortunately) they usually come in cartoon characters. I had a Sponge Bob and Mulan. But when you brush and are close to the gums, it doesn't hurt.

Also, yogurt helps alot. Get plain nonfat regular yogurt and put it in your mouth and rinse around. It helped me.

Hugs to you.

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.