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athena453 · 12-08-2005, 04:20 PM

Hi John,

Sorry I didn't catch your question earlier. I just finished taxotere and carboplatin with herceptin on Nov. 10. I was dx with stage IIIC this May, 30/34 positive nodes, hormone receptor negative. I had some nausea with this combo. Finally had to up my dose of steroids (yuck) and use Emend. Fatigue was awful, but I also had a blood transfusion the day after my last chemo, so the anemia could have been causing that. My body was also very physically fatigued. I felt like I was 80 (I'm 27). I am still sore and achy. I did have constipation, which I found was much worse if I ate any sort of processed grain. Whole grains like bulgur or quinoa were fine. My sense of sweet taste was amplified to the point where even juices were too sweet. I did get some very mild neuropathy.
Also, this infusion takes a long time. I am not sure if taxol is the same legthwise as taxotere, though.
Hope this helps!

12-08-2005, 04:20 PM	#5
athena453 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Virginia Posts: 53	Hi John, Sorry I didn't catch your question earlier. I just finished taxotere and carboplatin with herceptin on Nov. 10. I was dx with stage IIIC this May, 30/34 positive nodes, hormone receptor negative. I had some nausea with this combo. Finally had to up my dose of steroids (yuck) and use Emend. Fatigue was awful, but I also had a blood transfusion the day after my last chemo, so the anemia could have been causing that. My body was also very physically fatigued. I felt like I was 80 (I'm 27). I am still sore and achy. I did have constipation, which I found was much worse if I ate any sort of processed grain. Whole grains like bulgur or quinoa were fine. My sense of sweet taste was amplified to the point where even juices were too sweet. I did get some very mild neuropathy. Also, this infusion takes a long time. I am not sure if taxol is the same legthwise as taxotere, though. Hope this helps!