Taxotere question & prayer request
As some of you may remember, 3 weeks ago they tried me on taxol and I had a very bad reaction. I am schedule for chemo again Thursday (if the weather is good) and they are going to give me Taxotere. I pray I don't have another reaction. I am really nervous...I'm trying not to be but I just can't help it.
My question is what type of side effects should I expect from taxotere? I read somewhere that people have a lot of bone pain from it. Last time I was on chemo the dr. gave me pain medicine right up front. I didn't even ask for it. This time he hasn't. Not even after telling him how my back has been hurting since they gave me the shot to increase my red blood cells. Tylenol just don't seem to work on this pain.
Please add me to your prayer list for Thursday.
Thanks...hope everyone is having a good day.
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Hugs and Smiles,
Angela - NC
Dx May 2003 at age 39
Lt mastectomy, no nodes
DCIS, PR- ER- Her+++
4 rounds AC
Recurrence Dec 2006 Rt lung
2/07 - 3 Brain mets - Radiation
3/07 - Carboplatin and Herceptin
8/07- mets stable. Finished Carboplatin-remain on Herceptin
12/07 - Herceptin only
5/08 - Lung mets grew - tykerb and Navilbene. Reaction to Tykerb -9/08 Herceptin again
12/08 - Lung mets growing - xeloda.
8/09 - Given Zometa for precaution
10/09 - Lung mets back plus new ones. - Put back on Xeloda.
1/10 – Began short-term disability
2/10 –Lung mets growing - Gemzar
9/2010 – Scan show tumors in lungs growing. Put on Ixempra (every 3 weeks). MRI of the brain showed a brain bleed but it had stopped bleeding.
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