Taxotere and Carboplatin Side effects

Penny · 02-27-2007, 11:04 AM

During my course of treatment I used a 3 day pack of Emend and then a shot of Nulasta 24 hours after treatment to keep my blood counts up. Eventhough I ended up catching some colds, (I work in a high school, lots of germs!) my counts were always good and I never missed a treatment. Good luck!

rinaina · 02-27-2007, 12:08 PM

Melinda, the Emend worked great for me and I also had a regiment in addition to the emend for nausea that consisted of Compazene, Ativan and dexamethosone. I never had bad nausea so the combo worked. I did receive 2 neulasta injections the day after treatment 3 and 4 due to low wbc. They must have worked because I never got an infection. Are you receiving herceptin along with the chemo?

Melinda · 02-27-2007, 10:36 PM

Hi girls,
I went to my dentist today to have a tooth removed. We have talked about the chemo that is aboaut to start and I asked him about oral hygiene and what can be done to "help any possible decay or mouth issues while on chemo. He gave me a prescription for PREVIDENT5000 Booster... a Colgate toothpaste with a booster of floride to help with mouth bacteria. Hope this info helps any one experiencing dental difficulties. Also highly recommended Biotene mouthwash.

And yes I will be receiving herceptin, taxotere and carboplatin for my cocktail
Melinda

tousled1 · 02-28-2007, 08:38 AM

I had 4 rounds A/C followed by 4 rounds of Taxatore. The taxatore was very effective in shrinking my large tumor. Major side effect that I had with the Taxatore was bone/joint pain. My red and white counts continually dropped so I would get Procrit the day of chemo and Neulasta the day after treatment. Keep a positive attitude as you have a good chemo regime.

janet11 · 02-28-2007, 03:08 PM

My dentist gave me a surprise when I went for my post-chemo appointment. After 6 cycles of TCH with the taste problems, my dental checkup was the BEST I've had in years. I credit this with the fact that I was absolutely on top of my dental/mouth health: brushing after meals, using the mouthwash after brushing and whenever I had dry mouth or 'sewer mouth' (bad taste in mouth).

I also never had mouth sores (to the surprise of my onc). All hail Biotene mouthwash (*smile*)