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I had that kind of reaction to Taxol - hives, swollen lips and tongue. The hives were all over my body for over 24 hrs. I got an epi-pen from my onc. He contemplated not giving me the 4th dose but I told him I didn't care if he had to put me in the hospital, I was getting that last dose. I took Herceptin after chemo and rads were both over. I did not get an allergic reaction to Herceptin but I thought I might considering what happened with Taxol. With Herceptin, I just get the typical side effects (runny nose etc).
With the Taxol, my onc gave me a double IV dose of benadryl and then I had to start taking benadryl tablets (2 - 50mg total) as soon as I got home and every 4 hrs afterwards for the first 24 hrs. I had to wake up at night to continue every 4 hrs. This made it so I never had to use that epi-pen (thank God because my husband would have really freaked).
Kind regards
Becky
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