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Re: Starting Taxol - questions
Merridth, I never had AC but from what I have read and heard, Taxol is much easier on a person. Granted there may be leg pain and other side effects associated with Taxol but there are meds to releive symptoms. And not everyone gets them all...For instance, I did have neuropathy. But not some of the other possible S/Es...We all react differently. So please don't begin by being fearful and expecting the worse. It will probably never happen. Keep the faith.
ETA: Fluff Queen: It was suggested to me to leave out the Carboplatin but the onc I ended up with prescribed all three so I went along with it. But it is not unheard of to only do the 2.
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Bonnie
Post menopause
May 2007 Core biopsy, Rt breast
ER+, Pr-, HER2 +++, Grade 3
Ki-67: 90%
"suspicious area" left breast
Bilateral mastectomy, (NED on left) May 2007
Sentinel Node Neg
Stage 1, DCIS with microinvasion, 3 mm, mostly removed during the biopsy....
Femara (discontinued 7/07) Resumed 10/07
OncoType score 36 (July 07)
Began THC 7/26/07 (d/c taxol and carboplatin 10/07)
Began Herceptin alone 10/07
Finished Herceptin July /08
D/C Femara 4/10 (joint pain/trigger thumb!)
5/10 mistakenly dx with lung cancer. Middle rt lobe removed!
Aromasin started 5/10
Last edited by BonnieR; 04-14-2011 at 06:48 PM..
Reason: Fluff queen
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