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Listen Patrice, you came to the right place! Although, sorry that you had to join us. But we welcome you to our club. :-)
It is perfectly normal that we feel disappointed in such episodes like this, but remember your fight is not over yet!! Allow yourself to wallow in a preferable & comfortable time frame. Then you'll bounce back & fight with all your willpower.
Everybody reacts to chemos & drugs differently & very individually. If I recall correctly, one lady here named Christine didn't have a response to her 1st chemo (I think A/C?), so she demanded that she stop & switch to other chemos & it worked for her.
You asked if you should try for a 2nd opinion.... Well, the order of your chemos caught my attention. Usually, onc's prescribe us A/C first, then either Taxol or Taxotere thereafter. Sometimes they do start out with the Taxane family, especially with Herceptin for people with early stage breast cancer. It seems like to me that you were late stage at original diagnosis, right? Did you ever ask your onc why he / she wanted to begin with Taxol before anything else?
Ultimately, it wouldn't hurt if you seeked 2nd opinion, anyway....
Hang in there & please keep us posted. Good luck!
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