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v-ness · 11-11-2015, 10:01 AM

TCH was my protocol and i had no issues with the first infusion whatsoever with the exception of the advent of hot flashes. i lost my hair 2 weeks after the infusion. i did not find it to be difficult, just to give you my own personal experience. the only really bothersome thing that occurred, and this was in the very end, was that one eye began to twitch. it went away when i finished TC so i know it was one of those. my nails got ridges and thin (fingers) and one blackish spot on one nail. runny nose and teary eyes. no nausea ever but i was on a *terrific* anti-nausea called Emend. other than that, i was very active and generally only missed 2 days of work on chemo weeks because i planned chemo for thursdays so i could be recovered by monday. i worked out, walked, did a ton of yard work. i was very fortunate. good luck to you when you start! valerie

11-11-2015, 10:01 AM	#9
v-ness Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: western ma Posts: 280	Re: Anyone taking/taken Taxotere and Carboplatin with Herceptin??? TCH was my protocol and i had no issues with the first infusion whatsoever with the exception of the advent of hot flashes. i lost my hair 2 weeks after the infusion. i did not find it to be difficult, just to give you my own personal experience. the only really bothersome thing that occurred, and this was in the very end, was that one eye began to twitch. it went away when i finished TC so i know it was one of those. my nails got ridges and thin (fingers) and one blackish spot on one nail. runny nose and teary eyes. no nausea ever but i was on a terrific anti-nausea called Emend. other than that, i was very active and generally only missed 2 days of work on chemo weeks because i planned chemo for thursdays so i could be recovered by monday. i worked out, walked, did a ton of yard work. i was very fortunate. good luck to you when you start! valerie __________________ 8/09 - IDC 1.8 cm triple positive, lumpectomy left breast 10/09 began chemo (taxotere & carboplatin) and weekly herceptin. 1/21/10 finished chemo, continued on herceptin every 3 weeks until 10/2010. 2/10 began 7 wks of radiation 6/10 mom dies of primary peritoneal ovarian cancer 8/10 got my last remaining ovary out 10/10 mammogram all clear 3/11 MRI shows 5 'spots' in right breast, largest 1 cm unidentifiable on US needle biopsy proved the largest to be old inflamed cyst -phew! 7/10 switched to Arimidex 8/9 switched to Femara - allergic to arimidex Femara made me lose hair quickly so switched to Aromasin Aromasin made my hair fall out too and the bone pain was too much. back on Tamoxifen 1/2013. blood clot from trains and planes 5/2014 so on coumadin per onco for as long as i am on tamoxifen tamoxifen was supposed to be up with my 5 yrs in may but my boyfriend was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer so i am staying on tamoxifen indefinitely because i want some ammo against BC, given the stress. lost my husband in only 10 wks in 2007 to stage 4 esophageal cancer. cancer's screwing with another man i love 2/2016 - 6yrs in remission, off tamoxifen and off coumadin - yay!