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I am on a very similar combo - carbo, herceptin and abraxane (a taxane like drug). My first treatment was horrible, but the second one was better, so I hope that will be the same for you.
You got some very good advice about the nausea and mouth sores, which should help. The only other thing I do is rinse with warm water and baking soda 4 times a day for the first 3 days after a treatment. It seems to help. Also, when you have the sores that pink stuff that the pharmacist concocts is great - it numbs them up and is very soothing.
One last thing I have to add is that marijuana does help with the nausea for me. I use it very infrequently but it works immediately for me and lasts a few hours.
Good luck - you will get through this!
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Donna
Diagnosed 2/04 - Invasive ductal - no clean margins
node negative - er+pr+, her2++
Mastectomy 4/04 - 4 rounds AC
9/05 - mets to liver treated with carbo/ixabipelone/herceptin
3/06 - complete remission
9/06 - new liver mets, starting Taxotere/Herceptin
1/07 -Liver mets stable, staying on Herceptin
5/07 - Liver, lung progression - starting T/X
12/07 - Liver, lung progression - starting weekly Navilbene/Herceptin
4/08 - Liver progression - started Abraxane, Carbo, Tykerb and Herceptin
7/08 - Liver Progression - started Gemzar, Avastin and Tykerb
10/08 - Liver progression - starting Doxil
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