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Colleen · 08-10-2014, 10:02 AM

I was on the same chemo regimen for 6 cycles. The first cycle was the worst! Due to my counts not coming up quickly enough I received a neulasta injection the day after chemo for the other 5 cycles, this helped to keep the mouth sores an other body pain at bay. With the neulasta I took 10 mg of over the counter Claritin for 7 days starting the same day as the injection. The Claritin is recommended to quell the body aches that it may cause, with this combination I was able to tolerate the treatment and function at a reasonable level. My cancer involved my liver, several nodes, and right breast, I am currently NED. Hope this helps, hang in there it will get better.

08-10-2014, 10:02 AM	#2
Colleen Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Monarch Beach, CA Posts: 88	Re: docetaxel vs. taxol I was on the same chemo regimen for 6 cycles. The first cycle was the worst! Due to my counts not coming up quickly enough I received a neulasta injection the day after chemo for the other 5 cycles, this helped to keep the mouth sores an other body pain at bay. With the neulasta I took 10 mg of over the counter Claritin for 7 days starting the same day as the injection. The Claritin is recommended to quell the body aches that it may cause, with this combination I was able to tolerate the treatment and function at a reasonable level. My cancer involved my liver, several nodes, and right breast, I am currently NED. Hope this helps, hang in there it will get better.